Author: Wilson Ring
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Truckers hold their ground despite threats of crackdown
OTTAWA, Ontario • Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets in Canada’s capital stood their ground and blasted their horns Thursday as police poured in for what the protesters feared could be an attempt to break up their nearly three-week demonstration against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. Busloads of police officers arrived near Ottawa’s Parliament Hill in…
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Tensions mount in Ottawa as police warn truckers to leave
OTTAWA, Ontario • A showdown appeared to be shaping up in Ottawa’s nearly three-week siege by truckers protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions as police in the capital warned drivers on Wednesday to leave immediately or risk arrest. The big rigs parked outside Parliament represented the movement’s last stronghold after demonstrators abandoned their sole remaining truck…
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Man charged with spraying manure on U.S. border patrol car
The 2017 teacher of the year winner was Palmer High School’s Sean Wybrant, shown here hugging two of his three daughters after a ceremony at the school. Candidates for the 2018 award from the Pikes Peak region are Renee Motter, English teacher and head forensics, speech and debate coach at Air Academy High School in…
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Scores of farm workers, activists march on Ben & Jerry’s
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Scores of dairy farm workers and activists marched Saturday on a Ben & Jerry’s factory to push for better pay and living conditions on farms that provide milk for the ice cream maker that takes pride in its social activism. Protesters said Ben & Jerry’s agreed two years ago to participate in…
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Vail Resorts to buy Vermont’s Stowe Mountain ski resort
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Colorado-based Vail Resorts will pay $50 million to acquire Stowe Mountain Resort, one of Vermont’s most venerable ski resorts, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal would be the first East Coast property for Vail, and Stowe would be added to the company’s network of 10 resorts. Vail would acquire all of Stowe…