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Carney Wants to Talk About 1812? Pull Up a Chair. Red-coated figurine of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock on Mark Carney’s desk, with a blurred Canadian flag behind it.

Red-coated figurine of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock on Mark Carney’s desk, with a blurred Canadian flag behind it.

Carney Wants to Talk About 1812? Pull Up a Chair.

Watertown Post October 14, 2026

By Hans Wilder | The Watertown Post October 14, 2026 | Sackets Harbor, New York North American...

Trump, Trump, Trump Editorial image of Kathy Hochul in a red jacket beside Bruce Blakeman, with Watertown Post branding, Golden Age, and November 3 Is Coming text.

Editorial image of Kathy Hochul in a red jacket beside Bruce Blakeman, with Watertown Post branding, Golden Age, and November 3 Is Coming text.

Trump, Trump, Trump

Watertown Post October 14, 2026

Hans Wilder | Watertown PostSackets Harbor, New York If saying Donald Trump’s name could lower an electric...

Northern New York Needs Clear E-Bike Rules and the Will to Enforce Them A rider on a white electric bicycle on a street, in a stock photograph by KBO Bike.

A rider on a white electric bicycle on a street, in a stock photograph by KBO Bike.

Northern New York Needs Clear E-Bike Rules and the Will to Enforce Them

Jamie Teal October 13, 2026

Jamie Teal argues for clear public guidance, consistent enforcement and safer routes in Watertown, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Canton,...

I’m Sick of Americans Who Think Canada Can Do No Wrong

Hans Wilder October 12, 2026

Hans Wilder, writing from Sackets Harbor, challenges Americans who reflexively defend Canada—and examines Lake America, four Jefferson...

Boldt Castle: Who Accounts for Canadian Tour Passengers Taking U.S.-Bound Boats? Boldt Castle tour-boat editorial illustration

Boldt Castle: Who Accounts for Canadian Tour Passengers Taking U.S.-Bound Boats?

Watertown Post October 7, 2026

Opinion: Even after customs inspection, could a Canadian excursion passenger use a transferred American boat ticket to...

If America Is Afraid of Super Intelligence, China Wins Photorealistic 3D scene of data centers, hydropower and American and Chinese flags representing the competition for superintelligence infrastructure.

Photorealistic 3D scene of data centers, hydropower and American and Chinese flags representing the competition for superintelligence infrastructure.

If America Is Afraid of Super Intelligence, China Wins

Hans Wilder October 7, 2026

By Hans Wilder | Watertown Post October 7, 2026 WATERTOWN, N.Y. Americans have spent the better part...

The Trade War May Be Building Something Bigger Than Tariffs Editorial illustration of folded United States and Canadian flags beside shipping containers.

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

The Trade War May Be Building Something Bigger Than Tariffs

Hans Wilder October 6, 2026

There is a tendency to look at the current trade war between the United States and Canada...

CBC Orders Journalists Not to Call 9/11 Hijackers “Terrorists” Ahead of 25th Anniversary Watertown Post graphic featuring a darkened Canadian flag, a broadcast microphone and New York City’s 9/11 Tribute in Light beneath the words, “CBC: Don’t Call Them Terrorists.”

Watertown Post graphic featuring a darkened Canadian flag, a broadcast microphone and New York City’s 9/11 Tribute in Light beneath the words, “CBC: Don’t Call Them Terrorists.”

CBC Orders Journalists Not to Call 9/11 Hijackers “Terrorists” Ahead of 25th Anniversary

Watertown Post August 28, 2026

Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster has decided that identifying al-Qaeda’s mass murderers accurately could interfere with its journalism As...

Watertown Stabbings: Coincidence, Bail Reform—or Something Else? The Watertown Post

Watertown Stabbings: Coincidence, Bail Reform—or Something Else?

Hans Wilder August 12, 2026

Three stabbing incidents in one week have shaken public confidence. Calling them unrelated does not answer why...

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.

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

Watertown Post August 8, 2026

New York’s latest cannabis law could finally give consumers something many legal dispensaries have failed to provide:...

Opinion & Analysis

Carney Wants to Talk About 1812? Pull Up a Chair.

Trump, Trump, Trump

Northern New York Needs Clear E-Bike Rules and the Will to Enforce Them

I’m Sick of Americans Who Think Canada Can Do No Wrong

Boldt Castle: Who Accounts for Canadian Tour Passengers Taking U.S.-Bound Boats?

If America Is Afraid of Super Intelligence, China Wins

The Trade War May Be Building Something Bigger Than Tariffs

CBC Orders Journalists Not to Call 9/11 Hijackers “Terrorists” Ahead of 25th Anniversary

Watertown Stabbings: Coincidence, Bail Reform—or Something Else?

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

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Northern New York Daily Brief: October 14, 2026

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