Statistics Canada reports merchandise trade surplus $1.6 billion in November

[ad_1] OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade surplus narrowed to $1.6 billion in November as imports rose and exports fell. The result compared with a revised surplus…

Montana miner backs off expansion plans, lays off 100 due to lower palladium prices

[ad_1] AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press The owner of two precious metals mines in south-central Montana is stopping work on an expansion project and laying off about 100 workers because…

International flags wave hello on Bridge Street in Danville

[ad_1] JOYCE WILBURN Special to the Register & Bee Strolling in the 500 block of Bridge Street in Danville’s tobacco warehouse and residential district on a breezy day, casual observers…