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Canadian Consul General talks tariffs

Canadians are still trying to figure out just what the U.S. threat to impose tariffs on goods brought from the northern nation into the country is actually about. In an interview with the Watertown Daily Times on Tuesday, Tom Clark, the Canadian Consul General in New York, said that the ...

Death of man beaten by state prison guards ruled a homicide in autopsy report

ALBANY — The death of a handcuffed man who was pummeled by New York prison guards was ruled a homicide in an autopsy report, lawyers for his family said Wednesday. The report issued by the county medical examiner’s office last week concludes that the cause of Robert Brooks’ death in ...

DEC launches link to report suspected bird flu in wild birds

ALBANY — If people suspect a wild bird may be exhibiting avian flu symptoms, they now have a way to report it. On Thursday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced an online platform for people to report suspected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in ...

Dems deliberate delay of NY-21 special election

State Democratic legislators are considering delaying the impending special election for North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik’s NY-21 House seat until this summer, which would potentially leave her seat vacant for longer than anticipated. While state Democrats discussing the potential change ...

State attorney general tells hospitals to continue trans care

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for ...