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Toronto symbol CTC.A, operates stores that sell automotive, household and sporting goods. It also operates PartSource auto parts stores, Mark’s Work Wearhouse casual clothing stores and gas stations.

A: Medical Facilities Corp., $7.38, symbol DR on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 31.1 million; Market cap: $251.3 million, www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca), owns majority interest in five specialty surgical hospitals in South Dakota, Indiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas....
A: NFI Group Inc., $27.32, symbol NFI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 60.8 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; www.newflyer.com), is a leading transit bus maker in the U.S., Canada and globally....
A: Fire & Flower Holdings Corp., $1.20, symbol FAF on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 119.3 million; Market cap: $145.2 million; www.fireandflower.com), is a Canadian-based licensed cannabis and accessories retailer in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon....
A: American Hotel Income Properties REIT, $6.68, symbol HOT.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 78.1 million; Market cap: $521.9 million, www.ahipreit.com), owns 112 hotels, comprising over 11,524 rooms in 33 U.S....
A: Parkland Fuel Corp., $42.10, symbol PKI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 147.0 million; Market cap: $6.3 billion, www.parkland.ca), operates gas stations, convenience stores, and a fuel-distribution business in Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean....
A: Barrick Gold Corporation, $24.46, symbol ABX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $43.9 billion; www.barrick.com), is the second-largest gold mining company in the world after Newmont Goldcorp (symbol NEM on New York)....
A: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., $69.82, symbol BAH on New York (Shares outstanding: 140.2 million; Market cap: $9.8 billion; www.boozallen.com), is a U.S. management and IT consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia....
A: PRO Real Estate Investment Trust, $7.16, symbol PRV.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 37.3 million; Market cap: $267.1 million; www.proreit.com), owns a portfolio of 84 commercial properties across Canada representing a leasable area of over 3.7 million square feet....
A: Edwards Lifesciences, $218.55, symbol EW on New York (Shares outstanding: 208.0 million; Market cap: $44.7 billion; www.edwards.com) is focused on technologies and products that treat structural heart disease and critically ill patients....

Here are two Canadian retailers with an established track record of adapting to new competitors and fast-changing consumer tastes. Their flexibility includes making strategic acquisitions, which adds risk. Still, their new operations have already begun to fuel their long-term earnings.


CANADIAN TIRE CORP....