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Good morning. Modular housing is making a well-funded comeback – more on that below, along with the second round of conclave voting and the 80th anniversary of V-E Day. But first:Today’s headlinesPakistan says it shot down 25 drones, while India says it pushed back Pakistani retaliationThe RCMP are scaling back their search for two missing children in rural Nova ScotiaThe complainant in the Hockey Canada assault case says she felt she had to participate in a “porn scene”Mark Carney will meet with provincial leaders in Saskatoon in June

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war is already having an impact on Canada’s most crucial ports, but navigating the on-again, off-again nature of Trump’s words and deeds when it comes to tariffs will likely prove difficult. Halifax’s container traffic was down 10 per cent last month, while Vancouver was greeting a near record number of oil tankers. “We’re in uncharted territory,” said Trevor Heaver, professor emeritus of transportation studies at the University of British Columbia. Trump says he's not backing down on tariffs, calls them 'medicine' as markets reel Cargo ship...