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CORUS ENTERTAINMENT INC. $11 (Toronto symbol CJR.B; Shares outstanding: 193.0 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; Dividend yield: 10.5%; www.corusent.com) is focused on TV broadcasting and content after its April 2016 acquisition of Shaw Media for $2.65 billion.


Corus now owns 45 specialty TV channels, 15 conventional channels, and 39 radio stations....

Toromont and Leon’s are riskier than many of our other dividend-paying recommendations. However, both are well-established leaders in their fields with strong growth prospects. Their steady cash flows should also let them continue raising shareholder value.


TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD....

We still think investors will profit most—and with the least risk—by buying shares of well-established, dividend-paying stocks with strong business prospects.

These are companies that have leading positions in healthy industries. They also have strong management that will make the right moves to remain competitive in a changing marketplace.

Stocks such as these give investors an additional measure of safety in today’s volatile markets....

CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND $17.93 (Toronto symbol CHE.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-496-5856; www.chemtradelogistics.com; Units outstanding: 69.1 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Dividend yield: 6.7%) is one of the largest removal-service providers for resource firms that create acids and sulphur as byproducts. The trust converts (and sells) these substances into useful chemicals such as sulphuric acid....

BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $9.63 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy.com; Shares outstanding: 263.0 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; No dividends paid) explores for, develops and produce oil and gas, mainly in the Peace River Arch area near the Alberta-B.C....

A: Spin Master Corp., $31.74, symbol TOY on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 101.7 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; www.spinmaster.com), designs and markets children’s toys, games and puzzles. It outsources the manufacturing to third parties.



The company’s most popular products include: toys based on its Paw Patrol animated TV series; Air Hogs remote control cars and planes, Meccano building kits and Spy Gear walkie-talkies....

A: Student Transportation Inc., $7.82 symbol STB on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 91.9 million; Market cap: $716.9 million; www.ridesta.com), is North America’s third-largest school bus operator, with almost 13,500 vehicles in Canada and the U.S.



In its fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, revenue rose 8.2%, to $600.2 million from $554.8 million a year earlier (all figures except share price and market cap in U.S....

Enbridge and TransCanada continue to face strong political and environmental opposition to their proposed oil pipeline projects in Canada.

In response, both firms are expanding in the U.S. with big acquisitions. While that adds to their risk, we feel both purchases will fuel their growth for years to come....

A: H2O Innovation, $2.08, symbol HEO on the TSX Venture Exchange (Shares outstanding: 22.8 million; Market cap: $47.4 million; www.h2oinnovation.com), sells water-treatment systems that use membrane filtration technology....

BCE continues to attract new wireless, high-speed Internet and TV customers. That has more than offset the steady decline in traditional telephone customers. The company’s upcoming $3.9 billion acquisition of Manitoba Telecom will further expand its wireless business as well as its geographic reach and earnings.

BCE INC....