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An informal grassroots organization serving as a vehicle for information, discussion and advocacy on a variety of topics vital to the welfare of our community. 🔗 wisecommunities.org #CanadiansStandTogether #LesCanadiensSontUnis

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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 04/06/2026
A boom in hyperscale AI data centres in Canada is coming, promising economic opportunity and tech sovereignty, but as CBC’s Nora Young explains, there’s a growing resistance to the impact the massive, power-hungry facilities have on local communities. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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A hyperscale AI data centre boom is coming
A boom in hyperscale AI data centres in Canada is coming, promising economic opportunity and tech sovereignty, but as CBC’s Nora Young explains, there’s a growing resistance to the impact the massive,...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/06/2026
In the age of smartphones, landlines might feel, well, a bit dated. But as parents grapple with when to get kids their first devices, these nostalgic phones have reemerged as a tool that can encourage independence, sans-screens. nyti.ms/4nXP59K
A blue-and-green phone with the headline: Are Landlines Back?
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 15/05/2026
When I heard presenter Kulbir Colin Singh Dhillon beckon parents to stop referring to AI as a “tool” or “technology”, but rather as a “species” and that our children would need to “walk through dystopia before reaching Utopia,” it dawned on me that things were more serious than I thought.
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The era of social media and Chatbot bans
The walk through dystopia before reaching Utopia
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The Falstaff Family Centre @falstafffamilycentre.com · 13/05/2026
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗯𝗼𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀’ 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 A growing body of research suggests that boys are falling behind in traditional school settings in what experts are calling a ‘boy crisis.’ www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Why the ‘boy crisis’ is more than just a school problem
A growing body of research suggests that boys are falling behind in traditional school settings in what experts are calling a ‘boy crisis.’ For The National, CBC’s Deana Sumanac-Johnson breaks down th...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 05/05/2026
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Exposing 'faceless' YouTubers pushing Canada to join the U.S.
Who is behind YouTube videos with millions of views saying parts of Canada should join the U.S.? CBC News’ visual investigations team finds the truth about YouTube channels with names like The Canadia...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 01/04/2026
The Verdict is in. Social Media is Killing our Kids. wisecommunities.substack.com/p/the-verdic...
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The Verdict is in. Social Media is Killing our Kids.
Last week’s verdicts in two U.S.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 27/03/2026
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 27/03/2026
Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/t...
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Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 25/03/2026
Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/t...
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Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial | CNN Business
A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 27/02/2026
Lessons from Tumbler Ridge Plight and peril for today’s youth wisecommunities.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
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Lessons from Tumbler Ridge
Plight and peril for today’s youth
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 18/02/2026
Tech overlords be banned or be damned Loreena McKennitt and Wise Communities Substack Debut
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Tech overlords be banned or be damned
Loreena McKennitt and Wise Communities Substack Debut
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 29/01/2026
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The next American threat you might not see coming
With renewed talk of separation in both Quebec and Alberta, social media researchers are worried about a new front in the battle between Canada and America. For The National, CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks ...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 06/11/2025
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Remembrance Day Program
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 06/11/2025
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Stratford legion getting ready for Remembrance Day
The Stratford legion will honour those who have served, and gave the ultimate sacrifice at the Remembrance Day Ceremony on Tuesday morning.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 06/10/2025
Great Lakes governors stand with Canada ahead of Carney's high-stakes meeting with Trump
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Great Lakes governors stand with Canada ahead of Carney's high-stakes meeting with Trump | CBC News
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro blasted U.S. President Donald Trump for his "tough-guy" approach to Canada after a meeting Monday with some provincial premiers in Quebec City.
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The Falstaff Family Centre @falstafffamilycentre.com · 03/10/2025
Stratford marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Education and solidarity were the focus of local observances www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-n...
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Stratford marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Education and solidarity were the focus of local observances
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 18/09/2025
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Some American travelers are ‘flag jacking’ and Canadians are livid | CNN
As Trump’s second term sparks global reactions, some Americans are posing as Canadians abroad — infuriating real Canadians, who say it’s cultural identity theft.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 25/08/2025
Hikers in Dundas Valley can now experience the towering white pines, bubbling creeks and bird songs from the Indigenous perspective.
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New trail signs in Dundas Valley tell the 'Basadinaa Experience' from the Indigenous perspective | CBC News
The Basadinaa Experience shares stories of cultural and historical significance from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and Six Nations of the Grand River — the traditional lands of both grou...
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The Falstaff Family Centre @falstafffamilycentre.com · 20/08/2025
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Women-led Iris Collective hosts events to amplify female voices
'We want women's voices to be heard,' says Sarah Merkel of the Iris Collective. And with every event they host—from leadership panels to social nights—they’re doing just that.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 24/07/2025
Major grocery chains are trying to draw consumers to supposedly Canadian products with in-store stickers and signs, but the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says complaints that some are misleading are on the rise.
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Buying Canadian? You may want to double check the signage
Major grocery chains are trying to draw consumers to supposedly Canadian products with in-store stickers and signs, but the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says complaints that some are misleading are...
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Mark McCauley @markmccauley.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
A camp in Alberta is working to inspire a renewal of rite of passage ceremonies by making them accessible to trans and two-spirit Indigenous people. CBC’s Paige Parsons was invited to Humble Lodge to learn more about the experience that participants describe as life-changing.
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Making the rite of passage accessible to every Indigenous person
A camp in Alberta is working to inspire a renewal of rite of passage ceremonies by making them accessible to trans and two-spirit Indigenous people. CBC’s Paige Parsons was invited to Humble Lodge to ...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 18/07/2025
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Schreiner preaches people power to local Green supporters
Ontario's Green Party leader stops in Stratford to urge people to put pressure on government to abandon implementing Bill 5
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 17/07/2025
Marie Wilson is opening up about her years as a commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, about how her own experiences shaped her role and why she wants Canada to see the legacy of residential schools as a still-unfolding story. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T_O...
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Marie Wilson: Reflections on life as a TRC commissioner
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The Falstaff Family Centre @falstafffamilycentre.com · 15/07/2025
Later TODAY, Schreiner will be at the Falstaff Family Centre to further discuss Bill 5. The event is free but you are asked to register on Eventbrite. tinyurl.com/dbthhkrj
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Schreiner shows support for Wilmot farmers
'Wilmot farmers are ready to do whatever it takes to protect Ontario’s farmland,' the Ontario Green Party leader said.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 10/07/2025
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What Finland wants Trump to do about Russian aggression
As a wary neighbour of Russia and the leader of NATO's newest member, Finland's President Alexander Stubb has become a vocal advocate for Ukraine and European security. In conversation with The Nation...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 08/07/2025
‪𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝘆 Order from your local bookstore... 𝐴𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚: Barnes & Noble (United States) tinyurl.com/s2h6us9k Indigo (Canada) tinyurl.com/5xe44kse #PrimeDays #AmazonPrime #AmazonPrimeDays
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How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future!
When a company's workers are literally dying on the job, when their business model relies on preying on local businesses and even their own vendors, when their...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 03/07/2025
CBC’s Eli Glasner met up with history professor Timothy Snyder to ask him about the impact of the Trump administration’s policies on academia and the potential fallout for education in the U.S. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 02/07/2025
A new social-media platform built by Canadians, for Canadians, and operated in Canada, will publicly launch in October with support from some of the most prominent names in the Canadian innovation sector.
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Tech leaders ready launch of Canadian social-media platform Gander to buck U.S. dominance
Founders aim to create alternative that addresses content, data sovereignty concerns
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 29/06/2025
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40 years on, Canada's stubby beer bottle is recast as a quiet form of protectionism | CBC News
The stubby, a Canadian beer bottle that was once a fixture in fridges from coast to coast, is now being reinterpreted as a subtle form of economic self-defence as trade tensions with the U.S. heat up.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 24/06/2025
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Seasonal tipi erected at Falstaff Family Centre on National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025
Shots from the tipi erection by knowledge carriers Kyle French and Steve Sturgeon on Saturday morning
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 19/06/2025
Saturday June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD). It’s a time to recognize and celebrate the traditions, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Stratford and Area, Events and Activities: www.wisecommunities.org/nipd
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National Indigenous People's Day - Stratford, Ontario
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 03/06/2025
Too many schools still asking why, not how to implement Indigenous curriculum, says son of late TRC chair
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Too many schools still asking why, not how to implement Indigenous curriculum, says son of late TRC chair | CBC News
Teaching K-12 students about residential schools is just one step toward reconciliation, according to Niigaan Sinclair and other educators, who say incorporating Indigenous perspectives throughout sch...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 02/06/2025
Local environmental group Climate Momentum presented 100 hand-written postcards to MPP Matthew Rae’s constituency office, as part of their 'Stop the Power Grab' campaign calling on the provincial government to withdraw Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act.
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Local group delivers 100 postcards to MPP Rae opposing Bill 5
The postcards were written by local residents at a postcard party
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 02/06/2025
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What Doug Ford is really ‘unleashing’ with Bill 5
New Ontario legislation "threatens everything we must be on alert to protect," writes one Star reader.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 27/05/2025
“We welcome Americans as long as they are respectful of our sovereignty and our culture. We aren’t anti-American, we’re pro-Canadian...”
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Canadians are boycotting the US. Are American travelers still welcome in Canada? | CNN
Canadian tourism officials are working to reassure American travelers who are worried about their reception in Canada. American tourists who are “respectful” of Canada’s sovereignty are welcome, one b...
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Made in Canada @madeinca.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Why Buying Canadian Matters In A Tough Economy? Inflation’s real. Budgets are tight. But even small Canadian purchases keep jobs alive, help neighbours thrive, and protect our economy from foreign shocks. Little shifts = long-term resilience. 🇨🇦 #BuyCanadian #MadeInCanada
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 16/04/2025
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 OPINION: Loreena McKennitt (Wise Communities Founder)
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Why vote now?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure it’s not news that the upcoming April 28th Canadian federal election is considered by many to have a once-in-a-generation significance.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 15/04/2025
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3 sneaky ways you could be influenced this election
With little regulation and a massive active audience, social media is a hotbed for information manipulation during an election. CBC’s Farah Nasser goes to the Media Ecosystem Observatory to find out w...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 11/04/2025
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CFUW Stratford to host reconciliation learning circle
The guest speaker will be Emma Rain Smith, the interim director of the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre/Shatitsirótha’
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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Friends.ca hosts an online conversation between acclaimed singer-songwriter Loreena McKennitt and Friends of Canadian Media's Director of Government & Media Relations Sarah Andrews, discussing the enduring impact of the CBC, followed by a screening of Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio.
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Friends of Canadian Media presents Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio - National Canadian Film Day
This film and Q&A will go live at 7:00 PM EDT, and will be available for 48 hours.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 10/04/2025
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Canadians are cancelling travel plans to U.S. over fears they could be detained at the border | CBC News
The number of return trips among Canadians travelling to the U.S. has plummeted. Some travellers are cancelling plans due to concern over beefed up border security following the Trump administration's...
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 09/04/2025
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Trump pauses most global tariffs, but changes nothing for Canada and Mexico | CBC
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 07/04/2025
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How to ‘Buy Canadian’ when supply chains are so murky
As anger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war fuels a surging ‘Buy Canadian’ movement, The National asks marketing professor Grant Packard to help navigate supply-line confusion so Canadians c...
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Don Cochrane 🇨🇦 @doncochraneyow.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Bold announcement - Carney will increase CBC’s funding, and make the funding statutory. He’s hanging it on the need to battle mis and disinformation against the avalanche of US content.
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Mark Carney Makes Policy Announcement in Montreal
Liberal Leader Mark Carney responds to questions from reporters after making a policy announcement in Montreal. (no interpretation)
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NPR @npr.org · 03/04/2025
It's a horror to think your kid could be a victim in a violent act of racism, sexism or other radicalization. It's a whole different kind of fear to think they could be the perpetrator of that act.
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'Adolescence' is a parental nightmare. Here's what to tell kids about online extremism : Life Kit
It's a horror to think your kid could be a victim in a violent act of racism, sexism or other radicalization. It's a whole different kind of fear to think they could be the perpetrator of that act.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/04/2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada had introduced a 25 percent tariff on cars and trucks made in the U.S. in retaliation for the tariffs that went into effect Thursday morning on Canadian vehicles.
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Canada’s Carney Puts Tariffs on U.S.-Made Cars as Stellantis Plant Pauses Production
Mark Carney, a former central banker, also called on ‘like minded nations’ to form a new trading order without the United States.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 02/04/2025
Fort Frances, Ont., resident Mary Watters, recounts the moment people on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border met at the middle of the International Falls Bridge to link hands in a show of unity.
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#TheMoment People linked hands across the Canada-U.S. border in a show of unity
Fort Frances, Ont., resident Mary Watters, recounts the moment people on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border met at the middle of the International Falls Bridge to link hands in a show of unity.
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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · 01/04/2025
Ahead of what Trump calls America's "Liberation Day," when he is expected to unveil widespread tariffs, Fareed Zakaria speaks with the former US Trade Representative and current Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman on what Americans can expect.
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On GPS: Expert predicts what will happen if Trump imposes sweeping tariffs | CNN Business
Ahead of what Trump calls America’s “Liberation Day,” when he is expected to unveil widespread tariffs, Fareed speaks with the former US Trade Representative and current Council on Foreign Relations P...
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