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Canadians woke up to a harsh new economic reality Tuesday morning as U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs officially took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET. The executive order imposes a 25% tariff on...

Here are your local gas prices courtesy of gasbuddy.com. Perth MacEwen - 141.9 Esso - 141.9 Canadian Tire - 141.9 Ultramar - 141.9 Shell -144.9 Smiths Falls Drummond's - 147.6 Esso (Quickie) - 147.6 C...

Smiths Falls council were provided a rundown of bylaw calls in 2023 and 2024. Fire Chief Rick Chesebrough says calls regarding property standards take up a significant portion of the call volume. The ...

Lanark County Council passed a motion to approve an elevator project in the public works garage building and a retrofit project for Archives Lanark. Archives Lanark has been looking for a large perman...

Lanark Highlands council is looking into renovating the aging arena. Staff are applying for support through the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund, which would cover half of the projec...

Perth council is considering making amendments to their water and sewer rates in the 2025 town budget. Despite approving the 6% increase when they passed the budget in December, town staff will be pre...

The Upper Canada District School Board has elected Alexander Moussa and Allison Gibson as its 2025-26 Student Trustees. Moussa, from Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School, will serve as Chair of t...

Here are your local gas prices courtesy of gasbuddy.com. Perth MacEwen - 142.3 Esso - 142.3 Canadian Tire - 142.0 Ultramar - 141.9 Shell -144.9 Smiths Falls Drummond's - 147.6 Esso (Quickie) - 147.9 C...

All hope is not lost for a high speed rail stop in Smiths Falls. CAO Malcom Morris said the announcement of the Alto rail line connecting Toronto to Quebec City only included the corridors that must b...

Lanark County Council received a report from Lanark County Paramedic Services (LCPS) Chief Travis Mellema summarizing 2024 activities. At the corporate services committee meeting earlier this month, M...