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U.S. imposing 20.56% anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood

VANCOUVER — British Columbia lumber organizations are condemning the decision by the U.S. Commerce Department to raise anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood to 20.56...

Vancouver hotels remain priciest among major Canadian centres

Metro Vancouver in June continued to have the priciest and most occupied hotel rooms among major Canadian centres.  New data from CoStar, a global provider of...

Metro Vancouver homes sitting on market longer, more likely to be relisted

Properties in Metro Vancouver are spending more time on the market and are more likely to be relisted, although buyers are not necessarily getting...

Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris

Natural air is flowing to the area where three contractors are trapped in a northern British Columbia mine, the operator's safety chief said, adding...

Walnut Park redevelopment project in Northeast Portland advances

The Multnomah County board of commissioners voted to approve a request for proposal for a development partner Thursday morning. PORTLAND, Ore. —...

Vancouver park board to contract out $4M in tree maintenance work

Vancouver city council has approved spending up to $4 million for the park board to hire eight private tree maintenance and consulting companies to...

Inside Oregon’s ‘Prison Blues’: Sewing second chances, one stitch at a time

At two Eastern Oregon prisons, men sentenced to decades or life find purpose through a garment-making program that’s as much about redemption as it...

Three miners trapped underground in B.C. are behind 30 metres of debris: company

DEASE LAKE — A remote-controlled scoop has begun the work of removing a pile of debris 20 to 30 meters long and seven to...

UnitedHealth says it is under a federal investigation and cooperating

The company’s UnitedHealthcare business covers more than 8 million people as the nation’s largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans. WASHINGTON — Shares...

Three workers trapped in B.C.’s Red Chris mine have air, food, water, operator says

VANCOUVER — Three workers trapped underground in a refuge area at the Red Chris mine in northwestern British Columbia have enough air, water and...

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