Hajdu backs Carney vision for Liberal leadership bid
Thunder Bay Superior North MP Patty Hajdu endorses Mark Carney as Liberal leader, praising his Bank of Canada and Bank of England experience to steer Canada through Trump era tariffs and climate challenges. She says Carney outside the party may win back disillusioned voters and emphasizes unity amid a forthcoming leadership race. The field includes Freeland Gould Arya Baylis Battiste and Batiste with voting set for March 9 2025 and registration ending soon.
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Thunder Bay-Superior North
Patty Hajdu
Mark Carney
Liberal Party
Hajdu
Canada
Carney
Trudeau
Pierre Poilierre
Stephen Harper
Liberal
Chrystia Freeland
Government House
Karina Gould
Nepean
Chandra Arya
Montreal
Frank Baylis
Nova Scotia
Jaime Battiste
Tariff shifts prompt local exporters to rethink US trade
Thunder Bay groups map firms exporting to the United States as tariffs loom. Charla Robinson warns the border economy faces a fluid, dynamic environment with potential 25 percent price impacts on imports and consumer costs. Tea Horse owner Denise Atkinson and Gear Up for Outdoors president Jon Wynn anticipate adjustments and market uncertainty as Canada weighs counter-tariffs and carve-outs. Robinson urges rapid communication with federal and provincial bodies to gauge local impacts and inform policy talks.
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Thunder Bay
Robinson
CEDC
Chamber
U.S
Denise Atkinson
Tea Horse
Atkinson
California
New York
Outdoors
Jon Wynn
U.S. Tar
Canada
Wynn
Trump
Ontario
Woman charged after fentanyl seizure in Kenora
Ontario Provincial Police Kenora detachment responded to reports of an unwanted person at a residence in Kenora. Officers seized 26.2 grams of fentanyl, cash, weapons, and cell phones valued around $18,000. A 28-year-old Kenora woman faces multiple charges including trafficking opioids and weapon offenses. She was scheduled to appear in court.
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Kenora
Ontario
Tax changes worry retiring Canadian farmers over capital gains
Grain Growers of Canada warns that federal tax changes raising the capital gains inclusion rate to two thirds will cut into retirement funds for over 130,000 farmers. They call for Parliament to reverse the increase, saying it creates uncertainty and delays in inter generational farm asset transfers.
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Grain Growers of Canada
Ontario
Chrystia Freeland
Freeland
Justin Trudeau
Association
Green Party outlines farmland protection and rural programs in Ontario
Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner, a Kansas-born farmer, proposed a provincial food belt to permanently protect prime farmland and local food hubs to support farming and supply chains. He urged a $2 billion rural climate fund, funding for Northern roads and bridges, and aims to build 250,000 affordable homes and recruit 3,500 doctors if elected.
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Ontario
Green Party
Mike Schreiner
Kansas
Ontario Municipalities Association
ROMA
Toronto
Schreiner
Guelph
Doug Ford
Ford
Carolyn Spicer
Kiwetinoong
NDP
Sol Mamakwa
Thunder Bay-Atikokan
Thunder Bay-Superior North
Kevin Holland
Lise Vaugeois
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Tikinagan
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