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NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic accelerated changes in how people use their televisions, further reducing the dominance in traditional live viewing of what networks are showing, a new study has found.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,363.59, down 119.83 points.) Etrion Corp. (TSX:ETX). Utilities. Down 11.5 cents, or 52.3 per cent, to 10.5 cents on 13.

TORONTO — North American stock markets fell Tuesday, as weaker-than-expected retail sales in the U.S. raised concerns among investors there as well as in Canada. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 119.83 points at 20,363.59.

Jersey advertisements are coming to the NHL.

SASKATOON — BHP Group has given the go-ahead to spend $7.5 billion on its Jansen potash mine in what Saskatchewan says is the largest investment in the province's history.

TORONTO — Airbnb says it will ban people without a history of good reviews from renting entire homes in Canada for just one night this Halloween weekend.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory production in July posted the strongest gain in 4 months, reflecting a surge in production at auto plants that are still wrestling with major supply chain problems. Manufacturing output increased 1.

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores. Retail sales fell a seasonal adjusted 1.1% in July from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday.

When local gyms closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jenny Felice turned to free fitness apps and purchased a pair of roller skates, a weighted skipping rope, resistance bands, and a few used fitness DVDs.