Updating Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, TransCanada Corp. and BCE Inc.

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TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $70 (www.td.com) and CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $107 (www.cibc.com), along with Air Canada (Toronto symbol AC) and the Canadian subsidiary of Visa (New York symbol V), are members of the consortium to buy the popular Aeroplan loyalty rewards program. Beginning in 2020, TD takes over from CIBC as the primary issuer of Aeroplan credit cards until 2030. The deal, however, lets CIBC continue to participate in the loyalty plan. TD is a Best Buy, while CIBC is a Buy. TRANSCANADA CORP. $53 (www.transcanada.com) recently had to stop work on its Keystone XL crude oil pipeline after a judge in Montana issued an injunction to halt construction on the project. That court said the U.S. government failed to conduct a proper environmental review of the project. However, the company recently received court approval to resume some project development work—engineering, awarding contracts and meeting with local residents. If TransCanada can overcome all legal obstacles, the new pipeline could start up in 2021. Best Buy. BCE INC. $57 (www.bce.ca) has now combined pay-TV channel The Movie…