The surcharge comes in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs on the country, some of which Trump pushed back at least another month Thursday. Ontario Premier Doug Ford also threatened to increase the surcharge amount or shut the electricity off in a post to X last week.

"The reliable, uninterrupted flow of economic power across the Canadian interties is critical to protect the health, safety and welfare of New York citizens ... "

President Donald Trump backed down from an extraordinary trade war escalation Tuesday that had threatened a massive surge in Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs and new tariffs on Canadian electricity.

Prominent New York City immigration activist Ravi Ragbir felt a sense of deja vu after learning of the detention on Saturday of a Palestinian student activist at Columbia University. Ragbir was taken into custody for deportation in 2018,

Palestinan protests at Columbia University. Trump said such protests made campuses unsafe for Jewish students.

The arrest of a Palestinian graduate student who represented anti-Israel protests at Columbia University marks a significant shift for the U.S. government, even from an administration that has prioritized cracking down on both immigration and campus anti-war protests.