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A tree rests on the roof of a house in northern Michigan.
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Detroit Evening Report: FEMA awards reimbursements for winter storm recovery efforts

Nargis Rahman July 27, 2026

FEMA has awarded a total of $15.8 million dollars in reimbursements to several Michigan entities as part of the recovery stemming from...

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St Clement Church Center Line 8
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Detroit Evening Report: Alcohol, cannabis ads may soon be banned from being near religious buildings

Sascha Raiyn July 14, 2026

Houses of worship may soon be added to the list of sensitive locations where certain advertisements are not allowed within...

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FILE - The 2024 Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant, April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: American car companies are losing billions due to tariffs on Canada

Sam Corey, The Metro July 1, 2026

Canadians don’t feel so hot toward the U.S. right now. Thirty-seven percent view the country favorably, and most think even...

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Two Canadian flags and two American flags fly on the bridge.
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The Metro: Windsor mayor says Gordie Howe Bridge ‘will transcend Donald Trump’s presidency’ when it opens

Sam Corey, The Metro June 11, 2026

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is widely interpreted as strengthening the connection between Canada and the United States, making travel...

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President Trump in front of a mircophone
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Trump stops trade talks with Canada

Bill Weissert, Associated Press October 24, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing...

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A half-built bridge over the Detroit River
  • The Metro

The Metro: Cracks showing in the Detroit-Windsor economy

David Leins, Robyn Vincent, The Metro August 18, 2025

Detroit and Windsor's economies are intimately connected. On a typical day, thousands of trucks cross the Detroit River with parts...

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Canada-Day
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Our annual Canada Day Show, honoring our cherished and valued neighbors… now more than ever!

Rob Reinhart June 30, 2025

In this week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, it's the annual Canada Day Show, ahead of the July 1...

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Horses pulling freight and tourists pass in front of the Windermere Hotel on Mackinac Island.
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Michigan businesses brace for summer without Canadians

Russ McNamara June 23, 2025

We’re past Memorial Day and kids are out of school. The summer tourism season is here. But this year, Canadians...

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Former Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra speaks with WDET's Russ McNamara during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says concerns over tariffs ‘overblown’

Russ McNamara June 2, 2025

New U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying the effect of tariffs on the auto industry.The former Congressman and...

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Bridge to Canada sign
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The Metro: Wrong turns at Detroit-Canada border lead to hundreds of immigrant arrests

Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 29, 2025

In Detroit, it’s not entirely uncommon to make a wrong turn that leads you toward another country. Some of us...

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In this image released on Thursday, April, 17, is liberal leader Mark Carney, campaigning at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario in Oakville.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals win an election upended by Trump

Associated Press April 28, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in...

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Canadian flag flying in Windsor.
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The Metro: Political analysts say Canada’s federal election is the most important in decades

Jerome Vaughn, The Metro April 28, 2025

Just across the Detroit River in Windsor and throughout Canada, voters are headed to the polls to cast their ballots...

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