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Prime Minister Mark Carney says the second round of projects to be referred to the Major Projects Office will be announced Thursday in Prince Rupert, B.C.

The office was established this summer to fast-track the approval of what the government calls “nation-building” infrastructure and resource projects.

The first five were referred to the office for consideration in September. They included an expansion of the LNG Canada export terminal in British Columbia and support for small modular nuclear reactors in Ontario.

Speaking in Fredericton, Carney said the federal government will also be announcing more support for the softwood lumber industry, which has been affected by U.S. duties and tariffs. He said the announcem

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