Stocks to Watch: Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSX:WPM) Up +6.83%
At close of market on Friday, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSX:WPM) stock finished trading at +6.83%, bringing the stock price to $29.89 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $29.05 and a high of $30.07. The company’s stock was traded 8,999 times with a total of 1,936,132 shares traded. Wheaton […]
Stocks to Watch: Barrick Gold Corporation (TSX:ABX) Up +5.86%
At close of market on Friday, Barrick Gold Corporation (TSX:ABX) stock finished trading at +5.86%, bringing the stock price to $16.81 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The stock price saw a low of $16.25 and a high of $16.85. The company’s stock was traded 11,659 times with a total of 4,432,276 shares traded. Barrick Gold […]
Burnaby mayor wants more action on pipeline after meeting with Trudeau
Mike Hurley and local fire officials discussed concerns about fire risk at tank farm The mayor of Burnaby, B.C., says he met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss his concerns about the risk of a fire at a tank farm in his city, which would be the terminus of an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline. Mike Hurley said […]
Low-dose codeine limits?
Pharmacists say it’s time for Canada to restrict access to over-the-counter codeine as the country grapples with an opioid crisis. There have been renewed calls to limit access of low-dose codeine products, including Tylenol 1 and their generic counterparts, since a pharmacy in Saskatchewan was disciplined for failing to understand how the drug can be […]
China-led oil project tanks
A Chinese company’s $817-million investment in a northern Alberta heavy oil project nine years ago has collapsed in value to less than $80 million, based on the price its Canadian partner has negotiated for the sale of its majority stake. The fall to less than one-tenth of original value is shocking but consistent with the […]
Tariffs weigh on lumber
Canada’s softwood lumber industry is struggling as it faces down two of the biggest challenges facing the country — trade disputes and climate change. In B.C., where the industry is concentrated, companies have been cutting back shifts and closing mills as a lack of log supplies and low prices bite, with more closures expected to […]