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Interfor selling Quebec operations for $30M, closing Montreal corporate office

BURNABY, B.C. — Interfor Corp. is selling its three manufacturing facilities in Quebec and closing its corporate office in Montreal as the lumber producer...

What Canada’s row with India means for an already underperforming trade relationship

The diplomatic row between Canada and India could derail a trading relationship that already underperforms its potential, experts warn. Relations between the two countries...

Washington mum on Canada’s latest allegations against India, expulsion of diplomats

OTTAWA — American officials did not condemn India's response to explosive accusations that its government has been involved in an escalating number of violent...

1,300 Oregon Intel employees set to be laid off

Intel plans to layoff approximately 1,300 employees from its campuses in Aloha and Hillsboro starting on Nov. 15. PORTLAND, Ore. — Intel plans...

Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut

OTTAWA — The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada became more likely Tuesday after Statistics Canada reported...

Retailers scramble to adjust as customers want earlier holiday season

“I want the season earlier and the things that go with the season earlier,” one shopper said. “I want to enjoy it for as...

Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores in an attempt to steady operations at home

The plan announced Tuesday includes the closing of 300 stores that had been approved under a previous Walgreens cost-cutting plan WASHINGTON — Walgreens...

Bath & Body Works apologizes for controversial candle packaging

The images on the candle packaging were meant to represent paper snowflakes. “I have never seen a snowflake that looks like that,” one Instagram...

Part of Washington Square Mall evacuated after theft suspect pepper sprays store manager

Tigard police said the wing of the mall where the pepper spray was released has been closed to allow the air to be clean...

Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground and adds to its records

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to their all-time highs. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% Monday to...

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