Wildfires dominate today’s headlines — from the fast-growing blaze near Port Alberni to Europe’s heatwave-fuelled infernos — while rain relief is forecast for BC and Atlantic Canada. On the trade front, Trump’s lumber tariffs spur fresh debate, with the US Coalition claiming homebuilders are ‘peddling unfounded scare tactics’, and BC mills warning of closures.

For more coverage on these stories, and the Global Buyers Mission’s tariff panel, please go directly to our website. As noted, the Tree Frog News is taking a short break this week and our coverage may be “lighter” — without the detailed Takeaway. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor