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Shoppers Drug Mart will stop playing Christmas music in its stores as of midnight Friday - at least for now.

Stock markets failed to find lift from data that suggested the American economic recovery is on track as nervousness about the outcome of the U.S. election trumped a better-than-expected jobs report. The S&P/TSX composite index fell 119.

Ralph Lauren says reduced wholesale shipments to Europe and a tax cost drove its fiscal second-quarter net income down by eight per cent and lowered its revenue expectations for the year amid a global slowdown But the luxury fashion company's second-

Sean Quinn, once Ireland's richest, guilty of shifting remaining assets

Stella-Jones' shares surged Friday after the Canadian company announced plans to further expand its reach and product offering by agreeing to purchase one of North America's oldest suppliers of utility poles for $230 million US.

Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has sold more than three million Galaxy Note II smart-phones in a little over a month after its launch, as the company vies to keep its lead over rivals during the crucial holiday quarter.

India is set to get its first Playboy club next month, with demurely dressed bunnies and a focus on glamour instead of sex.

Almost half of Canadians with smartphones would consider using their devices like credit cards to pay for everyday purchases, a poll released Friday suggests.

The RCMP have charged nine Toronto-area people with a total of 41 fraud-related charges. The Mounties say the total value of the alleged fraud was more than $2 million.

SNC-Lavalin tests program to reduce reliance on agents