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OTTAWA — Retail sales fell 0.5 per cent to $61.1 billion in September led by a drop in sales at gas stations along with food and beverage stores, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

Padma Lakshmi's career has been filled with highlights, from creating the Hulu series “Taste the Nation” to hosting “Top Chef” to writing a best-selling memoir and numerous cookbooks.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mostly higher in the early going on Wall Street but trading remained unsteady ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. The S&P 500 was holding on to a gain of 0.

TORONTO — Spin Master Corp. says it has signed a deal to buy Canadian puzzle company 4D Brands International Inc. Financial terms of the agreement for the maker of three dimensional model construction kits were not immediately available.

TORONTO — George Weston Ltd. reported a third-quarter profit available to common shareholders from continuing operations of $889 million, up from $238 million a year earlier. The company, which owns large interests in Loblaw Companies Ltd.

Hobbled by high interest rates, punishing inflation and Russia’s war against Ukraine , the world economy is expected to eke out only modest growth this year and to expand even more tepidly in 2023.

ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced Monday to lengthy prison terms after being convicted earlier this year on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion . U.S.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,977.13, down 3.78): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down 28 cents, or 1.19 per cent, to $23.29 on 26 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index barely slipped Monday, while markets in the U.S., especially the Nasdaq, were down more as tech stocks fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 3.78 points at 19,977.13.