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U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra says Canada’s economic hopes align with Trump’s goals

OTTAWA — The American ambassador to Canada says U.S. President Donald Trump's goal of enhancing American power aligns with Ottawa's aim of becoming the...

‘Power Act’ sets up separate pricing for data centers in Oregon

Data centers have flocked to Oregon due to big property tax breaks but massively increased the demand for electricity, allegedly driving up bills for...

Canaccord penalized $3M after loose oversight of $779M in penny stock trades

Vancouver-headquartered investment and brokerage firm Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX:CF) has agreed to pay a $2.85 million penalty for failing to fulfill its gatekeeper...

What is this strange ship in the Vancouver harbour?

Anyone looking out on the Port of Vancouver in the last week might have noticed an unusual ship docked at North Vancouver’s Neptune Terminals,...

Investors dump Tesla on bet Trump may lash out at Musk through his car company

By the end of the trading day, $150 billion of Tesla's value had been erased. WASHINGTON — Investors bought hundreds of billions of...

Job Corps shuts down Astoria training center, cuts 168 workers

The U.S. Department of Labor has ended its Astoria Job Corps contract, causing 168 layoffs. PORTLAND, Ore. — Th U.S. Job Corps training...

Vineyard management giants merge, dominating Oregon wine

Atlas CEO confirms acquisition of Results Partners, merging two giant Vineyard management companies. PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business...

Prosper Portland interim executive director asked to resign

Shea Flaherty Betin parts ways with Prosper Portland after serving as interim executive director for less than a year. PORTLAND, Ore. — This...

Trade deficit hits record in April as ‘trade has totally collapsed’ amid tariffs

OTTAWA — Canada posted its largest merchandise trade deficit on record in April at $7.1 billion as exports fell sharply in the face of...

Bank of Canada hearing less ‘catastrophic’ tariff talk from businesses

OTTAWA — Trade-sensitive businesses are telling the Bank of Canada that they’re broadly less worried about their “worst-case tariff scenarios” coming true compared to...

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