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Sales of new homes in the United States rose 3.6 per cent in July to match a two-year high reached in May, the latest sign of a steady recovery in the housing market.

PayPal is expanding its brick-and-mortar payment services to more than seven million stores across the U.S. in a partnership with Discover Financial Services.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he would ensure North American energy independence by 2020 by pursuing a sharp increase in production of oil and natural gas on federal lands and off the U.S. East Coast. Romney said the U.S.

The number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits in Victoria dropped significantly in June, mirroring declines around the province and the country. EI recipients in Greater Victoria dropped 17.5 per cent to 2,400 in June.

Age 25 to 34 demographic key to market

An Alberta oil company says it will fully compensate the farmer who owns a canola field where thousands of litres of oily water leaked earlier this week.

Use of flying drone equipped with camera shaves costs

B.C. Hazmat Management Ltd. is expanding its training programs after a signing a lease on 5,000 square feet at 6-10114 McDonald Park Rd. in North Saanich.

The Alberta government is enacting a sweeping plan for its controversial oilsands region in another attempt to balance development and the environment.

CEP casts ballots in October