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S&P/TSX composite down in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets also fall

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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in technology and base metal stocks, while U.S. markets also...

Kraft Heinz to split a decade after megafood merger

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The combined company struggled as consumer tastes changed, despite layoffs of thousands of employees and other cost-cutting measures. NEW YORK — Kraft Heinz...

First day of Evergreen Public Schools classes delayed again by strike

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Unionized classified workers with Evergreen Public Schools remain on strike after rejecting a contract offer from the district last week. VANCOUVER, Wash. —...

Buyers’ market and higher interest rates lead Oregon homebuyers to take their time

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Realtors held a flurry of open houses during the Labor Day weekend, hoping to snag some of the discerning buyers. PORTLAND, Ore. —...

Anti-Trump protests planned around Portland for Labor Day

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"Workers Over Billionaires" rallies are planned for Monday morning in Vancouver and East Portland, followed by an anti-Trump rally in downtown Portland at noon....

First day of special session yields little progress on Oregon transportation bill

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Democrats hope to use the special session to pass a last-ditch transportation bill to avoid mass layoffs and service cuts at ODOT and local...

Central Eastside business struggles with sudden arrival of homeless camp blocking sidewalk, parking

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The manager at Contract Furnishings Mart said one of his employees uses a wheelchair and has to find another way around to get into...

Tariffs hit Canada’s economy, but consumer spending, B.C. housing hold up

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The Canadian economy experienced a significant contraction in the second quarter of 2025, with real gross domestic product (GDP) declining by 0.4 per cent,...

B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn’t have cash to launch new chain: landlord

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TORONTO — Hudson's Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn't have the cash needed to launch a new retailer....

Westbank sells stake in massive Squamish Nation housing development in Vancouver

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VANCOUVER — Developer Westbank Corp. has sold its entire stake in the Squamish Nation's massive Senakw housing project, which broke ground in Vancouver in...

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