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Nickel and zinc shine as metals rebound 

After many months in the gutter, two of the world’s least-loved metals are enjoying an honest-to-goodness turnaround.

Encana Corp (TSE:ECA) posts surprise operating profit

Canadian oil and gas producer Encana Corp. (TSE:ECA) reported an unexpected quarterly operating profit, helped by a cost-cutting drive, and said it would raise its 2016 capital expenditure program.

CP Rail’s (TSE:CP) profit hit by weak volumes 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (TSE:CP) reported lower second-quarter earnings on Wednesday as volumes dropped, and said its chief executive officer will step down next July but remain in as an adviser.

Dividend cuts ‘a last resort’ for banks under severe oil and ga...

TORONTO — Severe stress in the oil and gas sector could prompt some Canadian banks to reduce their dividends, but that would be a last resort, according to analysts at Moody’s Investors Service.

Mitel (TSE:MNW) walks away from Polycom takeover 

A friendly Canadian takeover of California-based Polycom has been called off on amicable terms after Mitel Corp. decided it wouldn’t match a rival offer.

Centerra Gold Inc (TSE:CG) to buy Thompson Creek Metals Co 

Centerra Gold Inc. (TSE:CG) has agreed to buy Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (TSE:TCM) in a US$1.1-billion deal that solves problems for both parties.

Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) to sell construction products business

Superior Plus Corp. (TSE:SPB) is selling its construction products distribution business to a U.S. company for the equivalent of C$420 million.

Gran Tierra Energy (TSE:GTE) to make US$535 million Colombian acquisition 

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (TSE:GTE) has lined up its third major Colombian acquisition of 2016.

Sobeys parent company Empire (TSE:EMO) posts massive loss

Empire Company Ltd. (TSE:EMO), parent of the Sobeys supermarket chain, has reported a massive fourth-quarter net loss of more than $900 million, citing challenges related to its Canada Safeway acquisition in Western Canada.

Canopy Growth Corp.’s (CVE:CGC) fiscal 2016 revenue surges

Canopy Growth Corp. (CVE:CGC), the largest of Canada's publicly traded marijuana companies, trimmed its losses in its 2016 financial year.

Brexit upends global markets as stocks and pound plunge

Global financial markets are in chaos as the decision by Britain to leave the European Union has sent investors fleeing from risk and into any safety they can find.

Canadian Pacific (TSE:CP) expects Q2 revenue to fall 12%

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (TSE:CP) said on Tuesday it expected second-quarter revenue to fall about 12 percent from a year earlier, hurt by weak commodity volumes, the Fort McMurray wildfire in northern Alberta and a stronger Canadian dollar.

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