David M. Shribman

Mailboxes overflowing with campaign fliers, ads popping up during Steelers games, phones ringing with political calls: The tipping point state is saturated.

While parts of the United States rush to open restaurants, stores and public places, Canada — fearful of the high coronavirus contamination rates to the south — is rushing to keep the 5,525-mile border closed for nearly six more weeks.

Veteran Times journalist Jim Newton’s graceful “Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown” doubles as a history of postwar California.

Pennsylvania is reeling under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic. It led the nation last week in new unemployment claims.

Trump announced the near-closure of the U.S.-Canada border as international travel restrictions due to the coronavirus multiply

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced sweeping measures as the U.S.'s northern neighbor braced for the pandemic.

It took her illness to jolt Canada into action. Schools closed. Gyms emptied out. Antibacterial wipes were hard to find. Grocery stores were mobbed.

For weeks, protests over a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia paralyzed rail travel in Canada. The blockade is over, but tensions linger.

Classic expression ‘eh’ is the northern lights of Canada’s speech: It’s culturally important, out there somewhere, but not easy to find. Surprised, eh?

On Presidents Day, it’s worth noting that the way we remember our chief executives says more about the present than the past.