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LOBLAW COMPANIES, $127.50, is a buy. The retailer (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 313.1 million; Market cap: $40.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.4%; www.loblaw.ca) operates 1,104 supermarkets under several banners, including Loblaws, Zehrs, Provigo, Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills. Its Shoppers Drug Mart operates 1,344 drugstores across Canada. Loblaw continues to benefit from higher selling prices, which helps it offset rising costs for food, fuel and other inputs. Meantime, in response to cost-conscious shoppers, the company opened an additional 23 discount stores in 2023. It now plans to convert 30 more stores to discount formats and open 40 new discount stores in the year ahead. Loblaw Cos. is a buy. OVINTIV INC., $59.51, is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Shares outstanding: 272.9 million; Market cap: $16.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.7%) operates four core properties: Montney (B.C.), Permian (Texas), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Uinta (Utah). In addition to natural gas, these fields produce large amounts of oil and natural gas liquids. Delaware-based NMB Stock…