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Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. reported third-quarter profits plummeted more than 96 per cent as it faced losses on its equity hedges. The Toronto-based financial services company said net earnings fell to $34.

Bell is extending the deadline for its takeover offer for Astral Media to Dec. 16 in hopes the deal can still win regulatory approval.

Couples who both have an equal interest in managing their investments are not as common as you might think.

New mini tablets taking shine off full-size iPad

Customer service and careful pricing are priorities across Shaw Communications' operations in fiscal 2013, CEO Brad Shaw said Thursday after the company reported a 20 per cent drop in quarterly profit.

Seeks a stay of $6.1 million fine levied on him

Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs, will spend two years in jail and an additional year on supervised release for his role in a sprawling insider-trading scheme on Wall Street. Gupta is to report to prison Dec.

Canada's competition watchdog says it has protected consumers from fare increases and reduced choice on 14 trans-border routes by reaching an agreement with Air Canada and its U.S. partner.

The Toronto stock market closed lower Wednesday despite a wave of positive Canadian earnings reports and indications that China's manufacturing slump may have bottomed out. The S&P/TSX composite index fell for a fourth day, down 30.

Three men and a ship will be recognized for their contribution to the province's marine sector next month as the Maritime Museum of British Columbia hands out its first series of the S.S. Beaver Medal.