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Small businesses still being taxed on carbon rebates, federation says

OTTAWA — Small businesses across Canada are still being taxed on their carbon tax rebates despite a commitment from the former finance minister that...

‘Should I just laugh?’: Energy experts question Freeland’s pledge to push LNG

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s pitch to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to allies is drawing skeptical reactions from those who say...

Tentative agreement with Providence rejected at 7 hospitals; picket line continues

Providence Medford's nurses and St. Vincent hospitalists have until Saturday evening to vote on their contracts. PORTLAND, Oregon — Nurses from seven hospitals...

Recent strikes put Portland at the forefront of a national wave of labor action

The city has seen large-scale strikes from teachers and health care workers in just a few months, part of a growing national wave of...

Oregon’s plan to install EV charging stations across state in jeopardy after federal funding pause

This follows new leadership at the the U.S Department of Transportation choosing to rescind the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program Guidance. OREGON,...

End the moratorium on thorium: SBOT

With political leaders across Canada having Road To Damascus conversions on the importance of energy and resource security and self-reliance – epiphanies triggered in no small...

Alternative lenders reshaping B.C. mortgage market

Mortgage brokers and alternative lenders are playing a bigger role in B.C.’s residential real estate sector, as cost-conscious homebuyers seek more financing options and...

Portland edition of Monopoly in the works

The special edition will arrive in the fall but is still being designed, and the makers say they want to hear suggestions for Portland...

Vancouver politicians push for electric passenger ferry to Gibsons, Bowen Island

A Vancouver city councillor and two park board commissioners announced plans Friday to potentially have an electric passenger ferry operating by 2027 that would...

US employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, jobless rate slips to 4%

The first job report of Donald Trump’s second presidency on Friday suggested that he inherited a labor market that is solid but unspectacular. ...

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