White House aides were reportedly caught unaware by a phone call last April between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke over the telephone Tuesday evening to discuss the brewing trade disputes between their two countries. Trudeau told his American counterpart that “Canada will vigorously defend the interests of the Canadian softwood lumber industry,” according to a release from his office. READ MORE: Donald Trump says...

New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant says the province plans to "fight back with facts," alongside its counterparts across the country, against the proposed tariff on softwood lumber going into the U.S. from Canada.

The federal government is reaching out to reassure forestry workers, lumber producers and others facing the impact from a fresh softwood trade war that it stands ready to help cushion what it suggests will be a heavy blow.

President Donald Trump told reporters to expect a 20 per cent tariff on softwood lumber going into the U.S. from Canada.