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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

‘I feel safer’: New Uber feature will allow women riders to select preference for women drivers

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Uber says the option, much like Lyft's, will provide women riders more confidence and choices if they need a ride. PORTLAND, Oregon —...

Oregon official says it’s ‘misinformation’ that new policies could shut down prized family farms

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Agritourism businesses like Topaz Farm and Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm warned this week that new state policies under consideration could put them out of...

Tesla profit plunges in latest quarter as Musk’s turn to politics continues to keep buyers away

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Quarterly profits at the electric vehicle, battery and robotics company fell to $1.17 billion from $1.4 billion a year ago. NEW YORK —...

Bridgeport Village adds Lego store, Fogo de Chao

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Fogo de Chao Brazilian steakhouse and a Lego store are the latest additions to Bridgeport Village in Tigard. PORTLAND, Ore. — This story...

35-story Ritz-Carlton building in downtown Portland taken over by lender

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The lender had acquired more than $500 million in debt on the 35-story Block 216. PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes from the...

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