The New Brunswick government is calling for talks between Canada and the U-S to ensure softwood lumber from Atlantic Canada is exempt from heavy duties Donald Trump’s administration has imposed. Provincial governments in the region have warned that the duties could lead to mill closures. Roger Melanson, New Brunswick’s minister responsible for trade policy, says the province will appoint a senior negotiator to represent his province’s interests in Ottawa and Washington on this issue. The U.S. Department of Commerce has said it would subject Canadian lumber imports to tariffs ranging from three to 24 per cent.
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Armed Assault on Woman in Moncton
Police are still looking for a suspect after woman was assaulted with a weapon in Moncton on Thursday night. RCMP say shortly before 10pm the woman was walking near Highway 2 and Elmwood Drive when she was grabbed by a man holding a weapon. The assailant forced the woman into a wooded area where she managed to fight him off. The suspect, described as a white man in his early thirties or late twenties and wearing a white hoodie, fled the scene.