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A 14-year-old from Everett is recovering after being shot in Canada while on vacation with his family.

A Massachusetts teenager is recovering after he injured in a drive-by shooting while on vacation with his family in Canada. Sandrick Jorcelin of Everett is in the 8th grade at Pioneer Charter School. His family says they went to Montreal to visit relatives over the weekend when the car some of them were riding in was hit by a spray…

A teenager from Everett was injured in a drive-by shooting while his family was visiting relatives in Canada.

The leading environmental opponent of a $1 billion electric transmission line in western Maine asked state regulators to revoke a permit for the project following a referendum vote this week. Maine residents voted Tuesday to halt the New England Clean Energy Connect. But the outcome doesn’t go into effect for about two months — 30 days after the election is…

Mainers voiced their disapproval Tuesday for a 145-mile conduit for Canadian hydropower that was billed as either a bold step in battling climate change or unnecessary destruction of woodlands. Utilities have poured more than $90 million into the battle over the $1 billion project ahead of the referendum on Tuesday, making it the most expensive referendum in Maine history. However,…

Maine voters are weighing in Tuesday on a 145-mile conduit for Canadian hydropower that’s billed as either a bold step in battling climate change or an unnecessary destruction of woodlands. More than $66 million was spent on the battle over the $1 billion project ahead of the referendum on Tuesday. But the statewide vote won’t be the final word. Litigation…

Mainers have weighed in on a number of high-profile ballot questions — casinos, universal health care, marijuana legalization, assisted suicide, abortion and same-sex marriage, to name a few. None of them come close to the level of spending as the battle over a 145-mile electricity transmission line.

As leaf-peepers descend on Vermont, the state’s largest city said it hopes increased traveler numbers will be one component in its long-term economic recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vermont’s commerce secretary, Lindsay Kurrle, noted the state has seen strong visitation this summer and fall from domestic travelers, who likely heard Vermont has done a lot better...

Seven people apprehended after entering Vermont illegally from Quebec by driving across the lawn of a library built in both the United States and Canada were immediately returned to Canada, the U.S. Border Patrol said Thursday. Surveillance videos released by the Border Patrol shows the car drive by the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line on...

Residents of a town in Quebec, Canada, voted to change the name of the town to something not associated with the hazardous mineral.

Vermont State Police are helping to search Lake Champlain for a missing kayaker from Quebec. Police say 79-year-old Laurent Messier, of St-Armand, Quebec, was reported missing by his wife around 8 p.m. Monday. He had left his lakefront home around 2:30 p.m. that day and planned to kayak to Venise-en-Quebec. His empty kayak was spotted by a crew in a…

The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to topple California as a leading voice against climate change, charging in a federal lawsuit that the state exceeded its constitutional authority by joining with a Canadian province in a program to cut climate-damaging fossil fuel emissions.

Monday evening: Mostly clear. Temps in the 60s. Monday night: Clear. Lows around 50. Tuesday: Fair, pleasant. Highs 65-70.

A cold front will traverse across New England today, bringing increased clouds and scattered showers to the region. It will be an otherwise nice, late-summer day with highs in the low to mid 80s south, mid to upper 70s in the North Country.

Excessive heat warnings and advisories are in effect for New England this weekend.

Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Pleasant. Lows in the 60s to near 70. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. A bit more humid. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.

A sneezing driver caused a fiery crash involving multiple vehicles that temporarily shut down a section of Interstate 93 north in New Hampshire on Wednesday. The accident, which involved two tractor-trailers, occurred around 11:30 a.m. on I-93 north in New Hampton, according to state police. When officers arrived both tractor-trailers were on fire.

Two men who are accused of stealing nearly $65,000 in a debit card theft ring that spanned several states faced a judge on Monday. Police said a tipster’s call led to the discovery of the operation. Police in Hudson, New Hampshire received a call Friday of a suspicious man spending a lot of time at the Digital Federal Credit Union...

Three men have been arrested and charged for stealing almost $65,000 from ATMs in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

To help the environment by cutting down on non-compostable plastics, many people have begun saying no to plastic straws and are bringing reusable bags to the grocery store instead of accepting new plastic ones. But many more small steps like those can be taken. “There are so many simple changes you can make at home,” says Melissa Ozawa, features and...