Carney says Canada won't sacrifice softwood lumber industry
August 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced $1.2-billion in support for Canada's struggling softwood lumber. He says Canada will not play industries off against each for the sake of a trade deal with the U.S.
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Prisoners’ Justice Day (PJD) demands an end to frequent and preventable deaths in custody, while standing up for basic human rights of people in prison. It was initiated by prisoners to honour Edward “Eddie” Nalon, who was left to die alone in the segregation unit of Millhaven Institution, a maximum-security penitentiary in Bath, Ont. on Aug. 10, 1974. Read More
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