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Trump's Tariffs

California builders say few alternatives to Canadian timber, despite tariff threat

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California's homebuilders may continue to buy Canadian lumber even if new tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump comes into effect, as demand skyrockets after Los Angeles's devastating wildfires. Softwood lumber sits stacked at, a sawmill in Mont-Blanc, Que., on Jan. 20. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi