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North Park Blocks in Portland to be extended by 2 acres

The park, which covers Northwest Park Avenue from Southwest Ankeny Street to Northwest Glisan Street, may have an addition that covers two sites. ...

Northeast Portland jewelry shop closing after 40 years

Chuc Nguyen and Ong Vu have operated Van Tin Jewelry with their children along Northeast Sandy Boulevard for decades, but they're ready to try...

Oregon City Fred Meyer employee pleads guilty to stealing $60K

The woman was caught stealing money from a self-checkout machine, and store officials later concluded she'd been stealing for at least 10 months. ...

WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy protection to eliminate debt burden

The weight loss company will focus on its transition into a telehealth service that helps users get prescriptions for drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and...

Vancouver’s Kits Eyecare grows sales by a third to record $46.6M

Vancouver-based Kits Eyecare Ltd. (TSX:KITS) saw revenue soar 34 per cent to a record $46.6 million in the first three months of 2025, while "sustained...

Carney says he pushed back against Trump in private on ’51st state’ notion

WASHINGTON — Canada will never become a U.S. state, Prime Minister Carney declared to President Donald Trump in public and private during White House...

Portland company in national spotlight after Trump official is hacked

Portland-based Smarsh faces scrutiny as its TeleMessage business is hacked, compromising messages including those of Mike Waltz. PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes...

Canada’s deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States. But political scientists...

Rite Aid returns to bankruptcy protection as it seeks to sell all assets

The filing marks Rite Aid’s second bankruptcy in two years. The company initially filed for bankruptcy protection in October 2023. Rite Aid is...

In a trade-war whirlwind, shoemaker Skechers is sold for $9 billion to become a private company

WASHINGTON — The shoe company Skechers is being acquired for more than $9 billion to be taken private by the investment firm by...

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