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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down more than 200 points in late-morning trading Monday, led by weakness in technology and base metals, while U.S. markets also fell, led by a 1.4 per cent loss on the Nasdaq.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 5-11: Jan. 5: Actor Robert Duvall is 94. Singer-bassist Athol Guy of The Seekers is 85. Former talk show host Charlie Rose is 83. Actor Diane Keaton is 79. Actor Ted Lange (“The Love Boat”) is 77.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening lower as a strong year for the market looks set to end on a sour note. The S&P 500 was down 1.3% early Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 87.

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices . Well-heeled customers traded down to Walmart and Aldi.

There’s that bottle of leftover eggnog in the fridge. And what are you going to do — pour it out? I think not.

TORONTO — CIBC says paying down debt is the top financial priority for Canadians heading into 2025.

Instead of a tough cut that requires hours to become tender, this recipe uses chorizo, a flavour-packed sausage that boasts a robust, smoky taste.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter's memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew up on a peanut farm. That is where his wife, Rosalynn , was laid to rest last year in a burial plot that they chose years ago.

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices . Well-heeled customers traded down to Walmart and Aldi.