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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted a small loss Monday amid broad-based weakness, while U.S. markets were mixed as the tech-focused Nasdaq gained almost 1.6 per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 33.52 points at 19,784.87.

TORONTO — Dozens of workers at Ontario’s public broadcaster walked off the job Monday morning after months of bargaining.

All standard homeowner and tenant insurance policies cover damage caused by fires, and also provide coverage to help with the cost of mass evacuations, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed mixed, holding a bit firmer following its three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Monday as gains for Tesla, Microsoft and other Big Tech stocks lifted the index.

TORONTO — Canada's four major telecommunications companies have one week left to respond to one another's submissions as part of a federal consultation process regarding wireless access on the Toronto subway.

TORONTO — An advocacy group is calling on Canadians to boycott Facebook and Instagram later this week. The Friends of Canadian Broadcasting group began asking people Monday to stop posting content on Meta's platforms on Aug. 23 and 24.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, has died. He was 82. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur and computer scientist died Saturday surrounded by family, Adobe said in a statement.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. says it should be allowed to add cellular service for its own customers in the Toronto subway network without waiting for an ongoing dispute with its rival carriers to be resolved.

TORONTO — Phil Lind, who helped build Rogers Communications Inc. as an executive and board member, died Sunday on his 80th birthday.

The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia's premier imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones.