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Earlier this month, the Canadian Olympic Committee and Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announced a multi-year partnership naming Maple Leaf Foods the Official Protein Partner of Team Canada from the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics through the 2028 Los Angeles Games, alongside a national "Victory. But First, Protein" campaign launching in January. This collaboration aligns Maple Leaf’s core protein brands with high-profile Canadian athletes and Olympic storytelling, potentially deepening consumer...

If you are wondering whether Bank of Montreal’s rally has already played out or if there is still value on the table for new investors, you are not alone. The stock has climbed 27.2% over the past year and 27.5% year to date, with steady momentum of 0.8% over the last week and 2.8% across the past month. This suggests sentiment has tilted firmly toward optimism. Recently, investors have been reacting to a mix of macro signals and sector wide themes, from shifting expectations around interest...

Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) has been back on investors radar after fresh optimism from National Bank of Canada and visible progress on its Abu Dhabi service centre. This combination sharpens the long runway for its business jet franchise. See our latest analysis for Bombardier. All this is happening against a backdrop of powerful momentum, with Bombardier delivering a 47.9% 3 month share price return and a 113% 1 year total shareholder return as investors price in stronger growth and improving...

Kraken Robotics (TSXV:PNG) just paired fresh leadership firepower with new business wins by appointing veteran executives Kim Butler and Bernard Mills while securing about CAD 12 million in sonar and battery orders from defence focused customers. See our latest analysis for Kraken Robotics. Those leadership hires and fresh defence contracts are landing against a backdrop of strong momentum, with a roughly 129.9% year to date share price return and a standout 934.5% five year total shareholder...

Celestica (TSX:CLS) just delivered earnings that cleared the bar by a wide margin, raised its full year outlook, and doubled down on AI data center demand with new hardware and a fresh buyback. See our latest analysis for Celestica. The latest results land after a huge run, with Celestica delivering a 234.84% year to date share price return and a staggering 2,906.82% three year total shareholder return, suggesting momentum is still firmly on its side despite recent volatility. If Celestica’s...

In November 2025, OceanaGold Corporation reported new drilling results from ten holes at its Wharekirauponga project in New Zealand, extending the mineralized EG vein by 135 m to the south and confirming additional high-grade gold zones. The company also secured permits that could double the number of drill rigs and expand exploration sites, potentially accelerating resource definition and conversion at Wharekirauponga in 2026 and beyond. We’ll now examine how the expanded high-grade EG...

TMX Group recently reported its November 2025 trading statistics, showing year-to-date increases in volume, value, and transactions across the Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange, and Montréal Exchange, while also confirming past and upcoming holiday closures and shortened hours for its Canadian marketplaces. The strong rise in trading activity, particularly the very large year-on-year increases in total volume and value, highlights how higher market...

Gibson Energy (TSX:GEI) just locked in two long duration take or pay contracts at its Edmonton Terminal and greenlit a new Texas infrastructure project, tightening the visibility around its future cash flows. See our latest analysis for Gibson Energy. Those long term Edmonton deals and the new Texas project land against a share price of CA$25.88, with an 11.46% 1 month share price return and a 5 year total shareholder return of 66.92%, suggesting quietly building momentum as the market...

On December 4, 2025, Boralex Inc. appointed Jean-Christophe Dall’Ava as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Europe, replacing Nicolas Wolff and entrusting him with its European renewable operations. Dall’Ava’s track record in shaping Boralex’s European power purchase agreement strategy and leading development teams signals management continuity in a core market where regulatory and contract structures are central to the business model. We’ll now examine how Dall’Ava’s European...

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD) just released a busy second quarter update, pairing steady year-over-year earnings growth with a double-digit dividend hike that signals confidence in its cash generation and balance sheet. See our latest analysis for Alimentation Couche-Tard. The market has been slow to reward that progress, with the share price at about $74.17 and a year to date share price return of roughly minus 6 percent, even though the five year total shareholder return is still a...

Recent Performance Puts Laurentian Bank in Focus Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSX:LB) has quietly staged a strong rebound, with the share price climbing roughly 17% over the past week and close to 20% this month. This has drawn fresh attention from value minded investors. See our latest analysis for Laurentian Bank of Canada. That surge caps a much stronger run, with the 90 day share price return of 27.31% and year to date share price return of 38.07%, signaling that momentum is building as...

South Bow Corporation recently reported mixed fiscal Q3 2025 results, with earnings per share beating expectations while revenue fell year over year and missed forecasts, prompting cautious commentary from several Wall Street analysts. Despite revenue pressure and ongoing concerns about the financial implications of the MP 171 incident, management kept its 2025 guidance intact, signaling confidence in the company’s underlying outlook. Next, we’ll examine how management’s decision to...

Silver Tiger Metals (TSXV:SLVR) just wrapped up a sizeable CAD 40 million follow on equity raise, days before reporting a narrower quarterly net loss that subtly shifts the risk reward profile for this junior miner. See our latest analysis for Silver Tiger Metals. At a CA$0.73 share price, Silver Tiger’s 1 month share price return of 7.35 percent sits against a hefty year to date share price return of over 200 percent. This suggests momentum is still building as the financing and improving...

Earlier this week, CAE Inc reported a 9% increase in consolidated revenue, driven by a 14% Defense segment revenue rise and a 41% jump in adjusted Defense operating income, while its Civil Aviation unit faced softer training center utilization and lower operating income. The results highlight how CAE’s transformation plan, focused on portfolio sharpening, tighter capital management, and operational efficiency, is beginning to shift the company’s earnings mix toward higher-contributing...

goeasy Ltd. has announced that CEO Dan Rees will step down on December 31, 2025, due to a blood disorder, with Patrick Ens, currently President of easyfinancial, set to become CEO on January 1, 2026, and Rees serving as Special Advisor until June 30, 2026. This leadership change brings an externally identified, high-potential successor with deep consumer lending experience from Capital One Canada and strong recent results at easyfinancial into the top role, signaling an emphasis on...

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust recently announced a past private placement of Series G Senior Unsecured Debentures, raising C$250,000,000 at a 4.760% annual interest rate with maturity on February 15, 2035, offered on an agency basis and subject to customary closing conditions. This new long-term unsecured debt issue reshapes First Capital REIT’s funding mix and highlights how it is tapping institutional credit markets for capital. We’ll now examine how this sizeable...

Earlier in 2025, Baytex Energy announced a tender offer for its 7.375% senior notes due 2032 and plans to redeem its 8.500% senior notes due 2030, both contingent on completing the divestiture of its U.S. Eagle Ford assets expected in late 2025 or early 2026. This move links a major asset sale directly to reshaping the balance sheet, signalling an effort to lower leverage and increase financial flexibility. Next, we’ll examine how using Eagle Ford sale proceeds to retire higher-cost debt...

Canadian Pacific Kansas City reported a steady Q3 2025 with revenue growth, improved operating efficiency despite a one-time derailment cost, and reaffirmed its 2025 earnings guidance while continuing significant share buybacks that have modestly increased leverage. Alongside these financial updates, the CPKC Holiday Train’s multi-state tour underscores the railway’s long-running community role, having raised more than US$26 million and collected about 5.40 million pounds of food for local...

Pan American Silver (TSX:PAAS) just dropped a dense exploration update, and that is what has the stock back on a lot of watchlists. Investors are weighing how these drill results could shift future production and valuation. See our latest analysis for Pan American Silver. Those exploration wins come on top of a packed news flow this year, and the market has noticed, with a roughly 29% 3 month share price return and a near doubling in 1 year total shareholder return, signaling strong momentum...

Enerflex (TSX:EFX) just refinanced a big chunk of its balance sheet, locking in $400 million of senior unsecured notes due 2031 to take out its pricier secured 2027 debt and extend maturities. See our latest analysis for Enerflex. That refinancing news comes on the heels of Enerflex’s 6.875% senior unsecured notes launch and a fresh board appointment. The market has taken notice, with a strong recent 90 day share price return feeding into an impressive multi year total shareholder return...

BlackBerry Limited recently set out its calendar for upcoming earnings releases through fiscal 2027 and continued to brief investors on third-quarter fiscal 2026 performance, reinforcing its role as a regular updater of operational progress. At the same time, fresh attention on BlackBerry’s QNX Sound in luxury electric vehicles and its cybersecurity positioning underscores how the company’s software remains embedded in both automotive cabins and enterprise protection systems. We will now...

Headwater Exploration recently approved its initial 2026 budget, targeting annual production of 24,500 boe/d with around 8% year-over-year production per-share growth, supported by a 37% reinvestment rate at US$60.00/bbl WTI while maintaining a US$0.44 per-share annual dividend and positive exit adjusted working capital. The combination of planned production growth, relatively modest reinvestment, and an affirmed quarterly dividend of US$0.11 per share highlights a balanced approach to...

BRP Inc. recently reported third-quarter 2025 results showing higher sales of CA$2,250.3 million and a sharp increase in net income to CA$69.1 million, while also affirming a quarterly dividend of CA$0.215 per share payable on January 14, 2026. Alongside these results, management raised full-year 2026 guidance to US$8.30 billion in total revenues and US$440 million in net income, underscoring confidence that recent operational improvements and product demand trends can be sustained. Now...

Seabridge Gold (TSX:SEA) has turned heads this year, with the stock surging about 96% year to date as investors respond to its strategic asset mix and relatively steady North American project pipeline. See our latest analysis for Seabridge Gold. The recent pullback in Seabridge Gold’s share price to about $41.36 comes after a powerful run, with a 30 day share price return of roughly 31% and a year to date share price return of around 139%. The three year total shareholder return of about 153%...