The oldest company in North America — and one whose fingerprints linger in Vancouver — closed its doors earlier this week after more than three centuries in business.

The bankruptcy receivers want to auction the founding document signed by Charles II in 1670. Others say it belongs to the ...

Maybe it would still be here if they’d changed the name to “The Company of Adventurers.” It was the oldest company in North America, and yet it ended a few days ago not with a bang or a whimper — but ...