The U.S. is on a lumber binge

THE WALLSTREET JOURNAL — The hottest commodity in the U.S. these days is wood. Prices for forest products like lumber and plywood have soared because of booming demand from home builders making up for lost time, a DIY explosion sparked by stay-at-home orders and...

Fundamental problems with trade deal

TORONTO & OTTAWA, Ontario/Businesswire, Financial Post — United Steelworkers National Director Ken Neumann told the federal Standing Committee on International Trade that COVID-19 has exposed fundamental problems with the international trading system and Canada’s...

Hemlock woolly adelgid on the move in Nova Scotia

LUNENBURG, N.S., The Chronicle Herald — An invasive insect from Asia appears to now have a foothold in southwestern Nova Scotia — and it is on the move. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), a pint-sized sap-sucking pest, feeds on the storage cells located at the base of...