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The temporary reprieve halts — at least for now — a continental trade war that economists on both sides of the border warned would raise prices.

A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian imports.

Canadians’ living standards certainly increased by more than what the doom-and-gloom political talk would suggest.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the first international leader to have personally congratulated Joe Biden on being elected U.S. president, his office said on Monday, November 9, 2020, as it summarized a conversation about areas of co-operation — and potential contention.

Canola prices have taken a hit in the wake of China's decision to block certain Canadian imports, a move that has created a logistical headache for exporters reliant on the key overseas market.

Ottawa has talked with provinces about helping Canada's forestry sector, but won't move immediately once the U.S. imposes duties on softwood lumber imports, a government source says.

The opening shot in a fifth softwood-lumber war between U.S. and Canada is expected this week, and policy-makers north of the border are preparing to calculate the potential damage of American duties.

Canada is more likely to reach a lasting solution for the softwood lumber trade dispute with the US now that President Donald Trump is in power instead of Barack Obama, says B.C. Premier Christy Clark