October 6, 2026

North American Unification

Editorial illustration of folded United States and Canadian flags beside shipping containers.

The Trade War May Be Building Something Bigger Than Tariffs

Watertown Post October 6, 2026
Screenshot of Facebook viewed from Canada showing multiple Hans Wilder posts blocked with the message, “This content isn’t available in Canada,” citing Canadian government legislation restricting news content.

THE VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER: When Canada Can’t Read the Watertown Post

Watertown Post September 24, 2026
Map showing Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the French territory south of Newfoundland, and France’s maritime zone surrounded by Canadian waters.

The Cod Collapse Is Another Reason Europe’s Colonial Outposts in North America Deserve a Second Look

Watertown Post September 22, 2026
Political satire illustration showing Mark Carney and Emmanuel Macron dressed as British-style schoolboys standing on a tiny rocky island labeled Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. One is waving and the other is calling out through a brass horn, with a speech bubble saying, “Hey Donald, we’re over here!” In the foreground, a figure in a red USA hat watches from a boat with binoculars.

HEY TRUMP, WE’RE OVER HERE: Carney and Macron Put a Giant Bullseye on France’s Last North American Outpost

Watertown Post September 20, 2026

Albany

Blakeman and the North Country: Could Northern New York Power a New Golden Age? Bruce Blakeman pictured alongside a vision of Northern New York’s future, highlighting Watertown, Fort Drum, I-81, Watertown International Airport, advanced manufacturing, energy development and the Lake America region.

Blakeman and the North Country: Could Northern New York Power a New Golden Age?

September 22, 2026
New York’s Vaccine War With the Amish Could Cost the North Country More Than Albany Realizes Amish children in traditional clothing playing on wooden swings in a rural schoolyard.

New York’s Vaccine War With the Amish Could Cost the North Country More Than Albany Realizes

August 27, 2026
The Weed Is Coming to the Farmers Market — and Northern New York Cannabis Shops Should Be Nervous Adult customer examines cannabis flower at an outdoor farmers market-style cannabis vendor booth.

The Weed Is Coming to the Farmers Market — and Northern New York Cannabis Shops Should Be Nervous

August 8, 2026
New York’s Welfare System Should Be a Bridge—Not a Generational Address A symbolic illustration shows three generations of a family standing at a crossroads beneath the outline of New York State. One path leads into a dark maze of paperwork, benefit cards and dead ends, while the other rises toward education, skilled work and economic opportunity.

New York’s Welfare System Should Be a Bridge—Not a Generational Address

July 24, 2026

Fort Drum

Scenario Analysis: The Northern Drone Capacity and the Case for Treating Canadian Strategic Autonomy as a Continental Security Problem Illustration of Donald Trump and Mark Carney flying military-style drones across the U.S.-Canada border as drones swarm overhead above a river dividing the two countries.

Scenario Analysis: The Northern Drone Capacity and the Case for Treating Canadian Strategic Autonomy as a Continental Security Problem

September 12, 2026
Fort Drum Selected for Army Nuclear Microreactor Program Conceptual aerial view of a compact nuclear microreactor facility enclosed by security fencing at Fort Drum in Northern New York.

Fort Drum Selected for Army Nuclear Microreactor Program

August 26, 2026
Canada Is Preparing for Trump to Take Greenland—But Is Canada Next? Photo by AP News

Canada Is Preparing for Trump to Take Greenland—But Is Canada Next?

August 12, 2026
RFK Jr. Brings America’s Food Revolution to Fort Drum U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Belvedere Bistro grand-opening ceremony at Fort Drum, New York, July 30, 2026. U.S. Army photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs.

RFK Jr. Brings America’s Food Revolution to Fort Drum

July 31, 2026

Health and Wellness

New York Declares Measles Emergency as Northern New York Faces Low Vaccination Rates Governor Kathy Hochul speaks beside a display of measles vaccine facts during a New York State public health briefing.

New York Declares Measles Emergency as Northern New York Faces Low Vaccination Rates

October 5, 2026
Trump Effect: Prescription Drug Prices Record Sharpest Drop in More Than 60 Years Prescription pills spilling from a bottle beside a rolled stack of U.S. currency on a wooden table.

Trump Effect: Prescription Drug Prices Record Sharpest Drop in More Than 60 Years

August 14, 2026
RFK Jr. Brings America’s Food Revolution to Fort Drum U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Belvedere Bistro grand-opening ceremony at Fort Drum, New York, July 30, 2026. U.S. Army photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs.

RFK Jr. Brings America’s Food Revolution to Fort Drum

July 31, 2026
REUTERS: 14 AMERICANS QUARANTINED AT FORT DRUM OVER EBOLA CONCERNS 14 AMERICANS QUARANTINED AT FORT DRUM OVER EBOLA CONCERNS

REUTERS: 14 AMERICANS QUARANTINED AT FORT DRUM OVER EBOLA CONCERNS

July 24, 2026

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