Updates on Loblaw, CP Rail and Encana

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LOBLAW CO. $32.56 (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 281.4 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 2.6%; www.loblaw.ca) starting selling its popular Joe Fresh clothing and accessories in its supermarkets in 2006. It has also opened 12 stand-alone Joe Fresh stores in Canada and six in the U.S. Loblaw has formed a new partnership with J.C. Penney (New York symbol JCP). Under this deal, Loblaw will build Joe Fresh boutiques in 700 of Penney’s 1,100 U.S. department stores. (J.C. Penney is a recommendation of Wall Street Stock Forecaster, our newsletter that focuses on U.S. stocks.) These outlets should open in April 2013. Penney will also sell Joe Fresh products through its website. Loblaw is a buy. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $80.92 (Toronto symbol CP; Shares outstanding: 171.2 million; Market cap: $14.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.7%; www.cpr.ca) has entered into an agreement with Smart Sand, a private firm that sells sand to oil and gas producers. These clients…