Updating Canadian National Railway Co., Canadian Tire Corp., Teck Cominco Ltd., Tim Hortons Inc., and TransAlta Corp.

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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $50 (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 485.2 million; Market cap: $24.3 billion; SI Rating: Above average) is the subject of a $270 million lawsuit accusing it of failing to pay overtime to 1,000 current and former employees. However, any award is likely to be modest next to CN’s 2007 cash flow of $2.6 billion or $5.12 a share. CN Rail is a buy. CANADIAN TIRE CORP. $66 (Toronto symbol CTC.A; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 81.5 million; Market cap: $5.4 billion; SI Rating: Above average) plans to phase out the print version of its catalogue, which it publishes twice a year. That’s because more people are now shopping online rather than using catalogues. Canadian Tire will invest the money it now spends on paper and printing in its own website and direct marketing campaigns. Canadian Tire is a buy. TECK COMINCO LTD. $47 (Toronto symbol TCK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources…