Maine

• COVID-19: New Brunswick border town residents ready for U.S. travel to return

  “That’s our neighbour. That’s part of our community. We have family, friends… it’s very important to get back to where we were.”

  Health

  Jun 8
• Canada Energy Regulator gives green light to Hydro-Québec transmission line

  Hydro-Québec says work on the Appalaches-Maine Interconnection will begin in the coming weeks.

  Canada

  May 21
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• Court decision on rights on the west coast may affect Indigenous people in the east

  A recent Supreme Court decision about Indigenous hunting rights on the west coast may have implications for First Nations groups who straddle the Maine—New Brunswick border.

  Canada

  May 1
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• Hydro-Québec gets green light from province to build Appalaches-Maine power line

  The project will increase the exchange capacity between Quebec and Maine by 1,200 megawatts.

  Environment

  Apr 14
• Extremely rare yellow lobster caught off Maine’s coast

  The odds of finding a yellow lobster are one in 30 million, according to experts.

  Science

  Feb 10
• Nova Scotia premier defends costs for idled international ferry service to Maine

  The province said earlier this week it was cancelling the 2021 sailing season because of the "ongoing uncertainty" around the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Feb 4
• Yarmouth-to-Maine ferry suspended for 2021 season due to COVID-19

  The Yarmouth ferry has not sailed since October 2018, when it last travelled to Portland, Maine.

  Canada

  Feb 1
• New Brunswick government extends Campobello ferry service to address COVID concerns

  The seasonal ferry service had already been extended in September and service was due to end on Sunday.

  Canada

  Jan 8
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• 1 COVID-19 case in New Brunswick tied to cases at Maine paper mill

  The Twin Rivers Paper Mill is located just across the U.S.-Canada border near Edmundston, N.B.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2020
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• Pair of small earthquakes shakes area around St. Andrews, N.B.

  Earthquakes Canada says that two minor earthquakes roiled an area near the New Brunswick-Maine border, approximately 10 kilometres northwest of St. Andrews.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2020