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Prime Minister Trudeau says his government will continue to work with the U.S. administration to find a resolution to the latest chapter of the long-running dispute over softwood lumber.

Canada's trade deficit fell in April and its surplus with the U.S. ballooned to its largest in three years, boosted by shipments of cars, natural gas and softwood lumber, says Statistics Canada.

Step aside, China and Mexico: Canada is now U.S. President Donald Trump's whipping-boy-du-jour on trade, something he made abundantly clear on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.

It didn't take long for Donald Trump's new tariffs on softwood lumber to echo in Ontario's Madawaska Valley — a forestry-dependent area almost exactly 1,000 kilometres due north of the U.S. capital.

A pair of former American ambassadors to Canada have criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for his string of remarks about Canada, calling it counter-productive to seriously resolving trade issues.

While Canadians are polite and fair, says the Prime Minister's Office, "we will always strongly defend Canadian interests."

President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, : "Canada has made business for our dairy farmers in Wisconsin and other border states very difficult. We will not stand for this. Watch!"

The U.S. is imposing significant duties of up to 24 per cent on lumber imports — the latest flare-up in Canada's escalating trade skirmish with President Donald Trump's administration.

Ottawa has talked with provinces about helping Canada's forestry sector, but won't move immediately once the U.S. imposes duties on softwood lumber imports, a government source says.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to have some unhappy supporters south of the border if he goes after Canadian energy with trade sanctions.

Prime Minister Trudeau sounded resigned to a future filled with presidential mood swings: "(Trump is) a little bit unlike many politicians," the prime minister said, acknowledging laughter.

A day after President Donald Trump attacks trade protection for Canadian dairy farmers, Canadian Ambassador David MacNaughton calls for perspective.

Donald Trump has put Canada on notice that he is taking aim at its much-coveted supply management system that protects the dairy industry.

Canada is more likely to reach a lasting solution for the softwood lumber trade dispute with the US now that President Donald Trump is in power instead of Barack Obama, says B.C. Premier Christy Clark

Justin Trudeau is driving home the message that Canada and the United States share a special relationship that relies on the continued smooth flow of commerce across their border.