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S&P/TSX composite up, U.S. stocks also higher in late-morning trading

TORONTO — Strength in base metals stocks helped lift Canada's main stock index, while U.S. markets also climbed in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite...

Major Halloween retailer is looking to fill 50,000 jobs in 1,500 locations this year

Spirit Halloween calls itself the "largest Halloween retailer in North America" and each year rents space for hundreds of shops, identified by their iconic...

Vancouver commercial real estate ‘charting its own course’

Vancouver’s commercial real estate market is entering the second half of the year with renewed confidence and resilience, according to a new survey by Avison Young (Canada)...

Man faces charges after allegedly breaking North Portland tea shop’s glass door twice

Detectives determined the same man also threw an unlit Molotov cocktails and broke windows at a home in Southeast Portland. PORTLAND, Ore. —...

New drop-in homeless day center to open in North Portland, backed by Multnomah County

The center is located right in the heart of St. Johns, in the same building as Multnomah County's North Portland Health Center. Neighbors are...

National Bank sues Joseph Richard Group principals for $16M each

The National Bank of Canada is suing Joseph Richard Group principals Ryan Moreno and Andre Bourque in separate lawsuits for $16,014,972.60 each.  This includes...

Portland metro area sees 7,500 job losses in May

The Portland metro area lost 7,500 jobs in May, raising the unemployment rate to 4.5%. PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland metro area employment...

Lan Su Chinese Gardens lands grant to launch summertime Old Town market

This summer Lan Su Chinese Gardens plan to launch a six-week summer market every Sunday. PORTLAND, Ore. — This story is from...

B.C. economic forecast ticks up as energy exports get going, says Deloitte

Higher oil and gas exports are helping to drive growth projected for B.C.’s GDP even amid global trade uncertainty. That’s according to a Deloitte...

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