Canada takes next step in softwood lumber dispute

OTTAWA – The federal government formally requested World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with the United States concerning the recent anti-dumping and countervailing duty determinations on imports of certain softwood lumber products from Canada. A statement...

Scientists develop longer lasting Christmas tree

The successful development and commercial licensing of a Christmas tree species that will hold its needles longer to allow for earlier shipping was recently announced at Dalhousie University’s Agricultural Campus in Bible Hill, N.S., the Chronicle Herald reports. The...