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Trump threatens new tariffs, attacks Carney and Ford as trade war escalates

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Monday to impose 50-per-cent tariffs on Canadian vehicles and auto parts, then attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford as the Conservative opposition demanded details of failed trade negotiations.

Carney said Canada was attacked, pointed to divisions inside Trump administration

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Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was under economic attack Saturday after trade negotiations collapsed, new U.S. tariffs took effect and he suggested divisions inside U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration contributed to the breakdown.

Canada vows dollar-for-dollar retaliation as 50-per-cent U.S. tariffs take effect

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Canada suspended trade negotiations with the United States and pledged dollar-for-dollar retaliation as additional 50-per-cent U.S. tariffs took effect early Saturday on about $28 billion in Canadian goods.

Pipeline tensions linger despite positive first ministers’ summit

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Alberta’s push for a pipeline through northern B.C. is threatening to cause friction, even as leaders presented a united front after the First Ministers’ meeting.

Carney gets Liberal nod, set to become next PM

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Formal central banker Mark Carney is set to become the next Prime Minister of Canada after the Liberal Party selected him to be their next leader.

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West Nipissing CAO highlights work done by current council

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Officials with the Municipality of West Nipissing are reflecting on four years of 'progress, challenges, collaboration and investment'.

Police investigating Oct. 2 incident at Northern

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The Near North District School Board confirms two separate incidents at Northern Secondary School in recent days resulted in emergency measures being put in place.

Community Drug Alert issued after 16 overdoses in 13 days

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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit says between Sept. 13 and 26, there were 16 overdoses, with two resulting in death.

Urgent drug alert issued by Nipissing First Nation

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Nipissing First Nation has issued an urgent alert saying a spike in overdoses has been reported in the past 24 hours.

Watermain work to impact water capacity in West Nipissing

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West Nipissing says it’s replacing an important watermain component, starting this week, and water system capacity will be reduced during the work.     
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