TSX:HWX
TSX:HWXOil and Gas

How Investors Are Reacting To Headwater Exploration (TSX:HWX) 2026 Growth Budget And Dividend Plan

In December 2025, Headwater Exploration Inc. approved an initial 2026 budget targeting average production of 24,500 boe/d, implying 8% production per share growth at a 37% reinvestment rate of adjusted funds flow from operations at US$60.00/bbl WTI while planning to pay a US$0.44 per common share annual dividend and maintain positive year-end adjusted working capital. The board also confirmed a quarterly dividend of US$0.11 per common share for 2026, signaling a balance between growth...
TSX:FTS
TSX:FTSElectric Utilities

How Fortis’ Higher Q1 Dividends And Larger Capital Plan At Fortis (TSX:FTS) Has Changed Its Investment Story

In early December 2025, Fortis Inc.’s board declared Q1 2026 dividends of CA$0.64 per common share and varying amounts on seven series of preferred shares, all payable on March 1, 2026 to shareholders of record as of February 17, 2026. These dividend declarations build on Fortis’s 52-year streak of annual dividend increases and an expanded CA$28.80 billion capital plan focused on regulated assets, underscoring its emphasis on stable, income-backed growth. Against this backdrop of sustained...
TSXV:PNG
TSXV:PNGElectronic

Kraken Robotics (TSXV:PNG): Valuation Check After Breakthrough KATFISH Maritime Security Demonstration

Kraken Robotics (TSXV:PNG) just showcased its KATFISH USV LARS system operating from TKMS ATLAS UK’s ARCIMS platform, delivering the first air deployable, 300 meter rated autonomous towed SAS survey solution for maritime security. See our latest analysis for Kraken Robotics. That successful KATFISH demonstration caps a run of solid news for Kraken, including fresh $12 million SAS and battery orders and new senior defence leadership. The stock’s strong year to date share price return suggests...
TSX:TVE
TSX:TVEOil and Gas

How Tamarack’s New Rights Plan and Board Appointment Will Impact Tamarack Valley Energy (TSX:TVE) Investors

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. recently adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan, appointed former Veren Inc. CEO Craig Bryksa to its board effective December 2, 2025, and issued 2026 production guidance of 69,000–71,000 boe/d. Taken together, the rights plan and board appointment highlight a stronger focus on boardroom experience and deal oversight at a time of potential corporate interest in the company. We’ll now examine how the new Shareholder Rights Plan may influence Tamarack Valley Energy’s...
TSX:AC
TSX:ACAirlines

How Air Canada’s New Sun and South America Routes At Air Canada (TSX:AC) Has Changed Its Investment Story

Earlier this month, Air Canada expanded its leisure and long-haul offering by launching new nonstop winter flights from Ottawa and Halifax to Nassau, alongside a seasonal Toronto–Rio de Janeiro service operated three times a week on Boeing 787-9 aircraft. These additions deepen Air Canada’s international network and enhance premium travel options, reinforcing the carrier’s efforts to attract higher-yield leisure and business customers on key sun and South American routes. Next, we’ll examine...
CNSX:TRUL
CNSX:TRULPharmaceuticals

Is Trulieve (CNSX:TRUL) Using Costlier, Longer-Term Debt To Quietly Recast Its Risk Profile?

Trulieve Cannabis has refinanced part of its balance sheet by redeeming US$368,000,000 of 8.0% senior secured notes due 2026 and completing a private placement commitment for US$100,000,000 of new 10.5% senior secured notes due 2030, issued at par with semi-annual interest and planned CSE listing after the Canadian hold period. By extending its debt maturity profile and locking in new secured financing for capital expenditures and general corporate purposes, Trulieve is signaling an emphasis...
TSX:CSU
TSX:CSUSoftware

Did Mark Miller’s Board Appointment Just Recast Constellation Software’s (TSX:CSU) Leadership and Investment Narrative?

Constellation Software recently appointed Mark Miller, its long-time President and Executive Chairman of Volaris Group, to its Board of Directors, following founder Mark Leonard’s resignation as CEO for health reasons while he remains Chair. This appointment brings a three-decade insider and the co-founder of Constellation’s first acquisition, Trapeze Group, directly into the boardroom, reinforcing leadership continuity across the group’s vertical market software platforms. We’ll now assess...
TSXV:SCZ
TSXV:SCZMetals and Mining

Is Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV:SCZ) Using a Nasdaq Listing Bid to Recast Its Equity Story?

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. has completed a 1-for-4 share consolidation on December 10, 2025, as part of its plan to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market, aiming to meet that exchange’s listing requirements. This move marks a meaningful step in the company’s effort to broaden its investor base and raise its profile in U.S. capital markets. We’ll now look at how the share consolidation tied to the planned Nasdaq listing could influence Santacruz Silver Mining’s investment narrative. This...
TSX:TD
TSX:TDBanks

Taking Stock of TD Bank (TSX:TD) Valuation After Strong Q4 2025 Earnings and Upbeat Outlook

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) is back on investors’ radar after a strong fiscal Q4 2025 earnings release, where broad based revenue growth and upbeat guidance sparked fresh interest in the stock. See our latest analysis for Toronto-Dominion Bank. The earnings surprise and stepped up capital returns, including a larger buyback and a move to semi annual dividend decisions, have contributed to an 18.3% 3 month share price return and a 73.7% 1 year total shareholder return, suggesting momentum...
TSX:T
TSX:TTelecom

TELUS (TSX:T) Valuation Check After New Social Initiative, AI Security Partnership and Capital Structure Moves

TELUS (TSX:T) is in the spotlight after launching its Mobility for Good for Indigenous Women at Risk program in Manitoba, along with a new Qohash partnership that tightens AI data protection across its Fuel iX platform. See our latest analysis for TELUS. These community and AI initiatives land while momentum in the shares has been weak, with a roughly double digit year to date share price decline and mid single digit negative one year total shareholder return, suggesting sentiment is still...
TSX:HBM
TSX:HBMMetals and Mining

Why Hudbay Minerals (TSX:HBM) Is Up 5.9% After Mitsubishi Backs Copper World Expansion And What's Next

Hudbay Minerals recently benefited from higher copper prices after production was suspended at Freeport’s Grasberg mine due to a tragic mudslide. Investor attention has also focused on Hudbay’s US$600 million partnership with Mitsubishi for a 30% stake in the Copper World project, expected to lift the company’s total copper output by more than 50% while easing its funding burden. Now we’ll examine how the Mitsubishi-backed Copper World expansion reshapes Hudbay’s investment narrative and the...