Five stories in the news for today, Aug. 29
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 29
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NEW BRUNSWICK PREMIER MAKING FINAL SOFTWOOD PITCH
New Brunswick’s premier heads to Washington today to meet with a member of U.S. President Donald Trump’s cabinet in a push to have his province exempt from hefty duties on softwood lumber exports to the United States. In June, the U.S. Department of Commerce hit Canada with additional duties, leaving the industry facing average duties of about 27 per cent. The decision exempts the other three Atlantic provinces, but not New Brunswick.