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In early March 2026, Bitfarms Ltd. announced multiple senior hires across construction, power, permitting, marketing, and finance to support its high-performance computing and AI data center build-out, alongside ongoing plans to redomicile from Canada to the United States. This combination of new infrastructure leadership and a proposed U.S. corporate base signals a push to scale Bitfarms’ operations and broaden its investor reach. We’ll now examine how Bitfarms’ push into HPC/AI via...

i-80 Gold Corp. has closed a US$250 million royalty financing with a U.S. subsidiary of Franco-Nevada and used the proceeds to redeem its 8% secured convertible debentures due 2027 and settle a convertible loan and Gold Prepay Agreement, materially reducing balance sheet obligations. This shift from debt to royalty funding reshapes the company’s capital structure, potentially giving it greater financial flexibility to progress its Nevada growth projects. We’ll now examine how this large...

In March 2026, The Descartes Systems Group Inc. reported full-year revenue of US$728.99 million and net income of US$163.77 million, alongside a CFO transition and completion of a small US$0.9 million share repurchase program. The company also highlighted expanded AI capabilities in its Global Logistics Network, with OpsForce automating freight visibility and documentation workflows across hundreds of thousands of drivers. We’ll now examine how Descartes’ record earnings and expanded...

Why Dream Industrial REIT's new buyback is catching investor attention Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:DIR.UN) has launched a normal course issuer bid that allows it to repurchase and cancel up to 28,272,244 units, or 9.95% of outstanding units, through March 9, 2027. See our latest analysis for Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust. The buyback arrives after a mixed stretch for the units, with a 3.86% 90 day share price return and a 15.51% 1 year total shareholder...

Lumine Group (TSXV:LMN) has drawn fresh attention after reporting full year 2025 results, with revenue of US$765.66 million and net income of US$118.77 million, compared with a net loss in the prior year. See our latest analysis for Lumine Group. The earnings turnaround has come alongside sharp share price swings, with a 37.05% 1 month share price return from a CA$25.08 base contrasting with a 7.11% year to date share price decline and a 35.31% 1 year total shareholder return decline. This...

In early March 2026, Sun Life Financial Inc. reported fourth-quarter 2025 underlying net income of CA$1.41 per share, exceeding estimates and approving a dividend of CA$0.92 per share, while also refreshing its Executive Stock Option Plan and adding experienced leaders Marcia Moffat and Shivram Anantharaman to its governance and global partnerships ranks. Together, the earnings beat, higher dividend, governance-tightening compensation plan, and high-profile board and leadership appointments...

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:REI.UN) has just completed a $200 million Series AQ senior unsecured debenture offering, along with a fresh affirmation of its monthly cash distribution to unitholders. See our latest analysis for RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust. At a share price of CA$19.18, RioCan has seen a 3.62% 90 day share price return and a 10.15% 1 year total shareholder return. This suggests that recent financing moves and the affirmed March cash distribution are being...

Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd. has released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, with revenue rising to US$213.52 million for the quarter and US$831.70 million for the year, while also approving a 4% increase in its quarterly dividend to C$0.195 per share for early 2026. The combination of higher full-year earnings and a dividend increase, despite softer quarterly profit, underscores management’s confidence in Badger’s cash generation and financial resilience. We’ll now...

NexGen Energy recently secured its final Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission licence to prepare and construct the 100%-owned Rook I uranium project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin, clearing the way for full-scale construction of a mine designed around stringent environmental, safety, social and economic standards. This approval caps a multi-year regulatory process and positions Rook I to become one of the world’s largest single sources of uranium, with the potential to materially influence...

In March 2026, CGI and the Finnish Meteorological Institute announced a partnership under a European Space Agency-funded project to build an AI-supported information system for the Sodankylä Supersite, improving access to reliable Arctic satellite reference data for environmental and climate research. This collaboration highlights CGI’s role in turning complex Earth observation data into usable scientific insight, potentially deepening its relationships with public-sector and research...

Fuerte Metals Corporation has awarded Cobalt Construction Inc. the CAD 77,000,000 Northern Access Route construction contract, a 214 km all-season road linking the Coffee Gold Project to Dawson City and the Yukon highway network, with construction to begin after expected spring permit issuance. An important aspect of this development is the collaboration with Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and other First Nations, embedding local partnerships and social considerations into the project’s early...

Manulife Hong Kong and Macau previously announced an exclusive partnership with Guardant Health to become the first insurer in Asia offering Guardant's Shield Multi-Cancer Detection test to customers in Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Singapore starting in 2026. This collaboration gives Manulife differentiated access to an advanced screening tool that could strengthen its health proposition and appeal to prevention-focused policyholders in key Asian markets. We’ll now explore how being first...

Methanex (TSX:MX) has drawn fresh attention after reporting higher methanol production for 2025, a quarterly sales increase, a fourth quarter net loss, updated 2026 output guidance, and early achievement of an emissions intensity target. See our latest analysis for Methanex. Despite the recent fourth quarter net loss and fresh guidance for higher 2026 output, Methanex’s share price has shown building momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 6.88% and a 90 day share price return of...

Enghouse Systems Limited reported past first-quarter 2026 results with revenue of C$120.1 million and net income of C$17.5 million, down from the prior year, while also updating on its completed C$13.8 million share buyback program covering 1.2% of shares. Despite lower revenue and earnings, Enghouse increased its quarterly dividend for the 18th consecutive year and emphasized cash generation, AI initiatives, and capital returns. We’ll now examine how Enghouse’s dividend increase and...

Buyback announcement puts Pulse Seismic in focus Pulse Seismic (TSX:PSD) is back on investors radars after receiving Toronto Stock Exchange approval to renew its normal course issuer bid, along with a new automatic share purchase plan to support share repurchases. See our latest analysis for Pulse Seismic. The renewed buyback comes after a sharp run in the share price, with a 30 day share price return of 21.41% and 90 day share price return of 57.09%. The 1 year total shareholder return of...

CES Energy Solutions Corp. reported full-year 2025 results on March 10, 2026, with sales rising to CA$2.49 billion and net income reaching CA$204.72 million, alongside a quarterly dividend increase to CA$0.055 per share and completion of a share repurchase program totaling 9,485,000 shares for CA$94.78 million. Management is now actively pursuing tuck-in acquisitions, aiming to use CES’s North American chemicals platform to integrate complementary products, geographies, and leadership teams...

Earlier this month, Rogers Communications Inc. filed a shelf registration for up to CA$4.00 billion of preferred shares and debt securities, giving it the option to issue capital across multiple offerings as needed. This omnibus shelf registration broadens Rogers’ funding toolkit, which could influence how it balances growth investments, refinancing needs, and balance sheet priorities. We’ll now examine how this expanded CA$4.00 billion funding flexibility could shape Rogers Communications’...

Analyst optimism sparks fresh attention on Cenovus Energy Goldman Sachs recently maintained its Buy rating on Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) and raised its outlook, a move echoed by other major analysts and drawing renewed attention to the stock among investors. See our latest analysis for Cenovus Energy. The recent analyst optimism comes after a strong run in Cenovus Energy’s share price, with a 90 day share price return of 37.58% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 69.27%. This suggests...

George Weston Limited recently reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, showing higher sales of CA$16,536 million for the quarter and CA$64,511 million for the year, but lower net income of CA$290 million for the quarter and CA$1,142 million for the year compared with the prior year, alongside a regular quarterly dividend declaration of CA$0.2979 per share and completion of a CA$828.24 million share buyback program that retired 6,950,716 shares. This combination of rising...

Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) is back in focus after reporting higher 2025 revenue, record engine deliveries, improved gross margin and cash flow, as well as its largest ever bus engine order from New Flyer. See our latest analysis for Ballard Power Systems. The recent earnings beat, guidance that points to back-half-weighted 2026 revenue, and the 50 MW New Flyer deal have coincided with a 19.64% 7-day and 12.67% 30-day share price return, although the year-to-date share price return of...

Trisura Group (TSX:TSU) has drawn fresh attention after announcing plans to issue CA$200 million of senior unsecured notes. This financing move could influence its balance sheet structure and future capital flexibility. See our latest analysis for Trisura Group. Trisura Group’s CA$44.02 share price has seen a 10.91% 90 day share price return and a 3.31% year to date share price return. The 1 year total shareholder return of 33.92% suggests momentum has been building, with the new CA$200...

In early March 2026, Air Canada announced that the first of its updated Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft had entered service at Air Canada Rouge, kicking off a broad cabin renewal that adds personal seatback entertainment, reclining seats and complimentary Fast, Free Wi-Fi on most North American and Caribbean leisure routes. This upgrade is part of a wider fleet modernization that extends to Airbus A320/A321, incoming A321XLR, A350-1000, 787-10 and A220 aircraft, signalling a unified,...

Torex Gold Resources Inc. recently exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest in the Medicine Springs polymetallic project in Nevada, where Northern Lights retains a 1% Net Smelter Return royalty with a buydown right for US$2.5 million. The move adds exposure to silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold across multiple mineralization styles, broadening Torex’s exploration pipeline beyond its core Mexican assets. We’ll now examine how gaining full control of the Medicine Springs project may...

Broker upgrades on Nutrien (TSX:NTR) have arrived just as fertilizer prices jump following geopolitical tensions, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and reduced Middle Eastern production during a key spring planting window. See our latest analysis for Nutrien. The recent broker upgrades sit alongside strong price momentum, with Nutrien’s 30 day share price return of 17.95% and 90 day share price return of 33.62% lifting the CA$113.79 share price, while the 1 year total shareholder...