AUBURN — Lauren DeBlois is taking a trip to the most famous place in Olympic hockey history: Lake Placid, New York. This trip isn’t about sight seeing or learning about the 1980 Men’s Olympic Hockey Team, though those things may happen. This will be a “business trip” for the Lewiston native, who hopes to don […]
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Colleen Small
GREENE — On July 26, our dear Colleen left this world to fly with the angels after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She spent her last days in Greene at her sister Kathy’s with all of her family visiting her. Colleen was born in Little Canada on Sept. 27, 1932, to Linwood and Nellie Bubier. […]
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Serena Enman
LAKE WALES, Fla. — Serena Enman, 79, formerly of Canton, died late Thursday evening, June 22, at the Good Shepherd Hospice, Forsythe House in Winter Haven/Auburndale, Fla. She was born in Bethel on May 18, 1938, a daughter of Leland Coolidge and Louise Kimball Coolidge and attended Bethel area schools. She worked for many years at […]
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Larry E. Hawley
MINOT — Larry Eric Hawley, 70, of Minot passed away on Thursday, June 1, at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Montreal, Canada, on October 15, 1946, the son of Royce and Beatrice Beaudry Hawley, and baptized in Magog, Canada. A graduate of Edward Little High School in 1965, […]
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Consolidation: Cambridge at 40 has come far
Happy birthday, Cambridge. And happy anniversary, too. You’ve earned the double celebration. You’ve come of age. As the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Eve on Tuesday, Waterloo Region’s second biggest city hit the big 4-0. That alone was worth 40 cheers. But as well as marking the passage of four decades since Cambridge’s birth, it […]
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Trump administration announces plans to renegotiate NAFTA
WASHINGTON (AP) — Making good on a campaign promise, the Trump administration formally told Congress Thursday that it intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico. U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer sent a letter to congressional leaders Thursday, starting 90 days of consultations with lawmakers over how to revamp the […]
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Subway chicken subs in Canada: Fowl or foul?
Customers wait in line in 2007 at a Subway restaurant in Portland. Up in the Great White North, a recent laboratory analysis unveiled a masquerade of meat. A researcher delved into the DNA of chicken sold at various fast food restaurants, at the request of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Marketplace” program. Not all poultry, the […]
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Helen Elward
DIXFIELD — Helen Elward, 91, of Meadowbrook Terrace in Dixfield, passed away Sunday, Feb. 26. She was born in Three Rivers, Canada, on Dec. 10, 1925, a daughter of Winfield W. and Myra L. (Morong) Chase. Helen was educated in Livermore Falls schools and was a graduate of Livermore Falls High School, Class of 1943. […]
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Pearl M. Simmons
BRUNSWICK — Pearl M. Simmons, 91, of Brunswick died Friday, Feb. 17, at Bodwell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Oct. 19, 1925, in Grand Falls, Canada, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Michaud. Pearl is survived by her children, Herman Haskins, Charles Haskins, June Strom and John Haskins; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
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Canada's Trudeau arrives in Washington to meet with Trump
WASHINGTON — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a polar opposite to President Donald Trump in almost every way, arrived in Washington Monday morning keen to build a relationship that doesn’t threaten trade. In the first face-to-face meeting with the new U.S. president, Trudeau will talk about free trade at the White House. Trudeau and Trump […]