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A: True North Commercial REIT, $6.98, symbol TNT.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 57.7 million; Market cap: $489.6 million; www.truenorthreit.com), owns and operates a portfolio of 46 office properties....
A: Crescita Therapeutics, $0.96, symbol CTX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 21.0 million; Market cap: $20.1 million; www.crescitatherapeutics.com), is a dermatology company with manufacturing capabilities, a portfolio of non-prescription skincare products for the treatment and care of skin conditions and diseases, and prescription drug products for the treatment of pain....
A: Carnival Corp., $44.68, symbol CCL on New York (Shares outstanding: 718.6 million; Market cap: $31.7 billion; www.carnival.com), operates a fleet of 104 cruise ships worldwide and is based in Doral, Florida.

Carnival’s portfolio of cruise line brands includes Carnival Cruise Line, Fathom, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn in North America; P&O Cruises and Cunard in the U.K.; AIDA Cruises in Germany; Costa Cruises in Italy; and P&O Cruises in Australia.

With its size and global reach, Carnival targets every segment of the global cruise market regardless of customer budget, itinerary, geography, demographics, or lifestyle....
TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD., $70, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TIH; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 81.5 million; Market cap: $5.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.toromont.com) distributes a range of industrial equipment, including Caterpillar machinery, in eastern Canada....
A: Littelfuse Inc., $186.85, symbol LFUS on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 24.7 million; Market cap: $4.5 billion; www.littelfuse.com), is a multinational electronics manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois....
A: Paychex Inc., $82.22, symbol PAYX on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 359.3 million; Market cap: $29.9 billion; www.paychex.com), provides a range of human resources and payroll services, including accounting, salary deposits, and automatic tax payment and filing.

The company’s 670,000 clients are mostly small and medium-sized businesses (10 to 200 employees) throughout the U.S....
A: Stingray Group Inc., $7.11, symbol RAY.A on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 76.4 million; Market cap: $543.6 million; www.stingray.com), operates multi-platform music and video services such as audio television channels, radio channels, karaoke products, and music apps....
A: Sienna Senior Living Inc., $18.67, symbol SIA on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 66.1 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; www.siennaliving.ca), is one of Canada’s largest operators of seniors’ housing and Ontario’s biggest licensed long-term-care provider....
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives finally voted to formalize an impeachment process for President Trump … and the market went up, which seems to have surprised a lot of people.

Generally, it’s a good sign when a long-feared threat like the Trump impeachment vote occurs, and stock prices rise in response....
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, $301.29, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares outstanding: 147.7 million; Market cap: $41.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.1%; www.cpr.ca) ships freight over a 22,000-kilometre rail network between Montreal and Vancouver, with links to hubs in the U.S....