OSISKO MINING INC., $4.80, symbol OSK on Toronto, is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal resource properties in Canada.

Osisko’s mainproperty is 50% of the Windfall project in James Bay, Quebec, 700 kilometres north of Montreal....

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO., $158.71, Toronto symbol CNR, remains a buy for long-term gains.

CN’s 30,250-kilometre network stretches across the country. It also travels down through the U.S. Midwest, connecting Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

The company last raised your quarterly dividend with the March 2024 payment....

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC., $209.88, Nasdaq symbol TXN, is still a buy for aggressive investors.

The company is a leading maker of analog chips. Its products convert inputs, like touch, sound and pressure, into electronic signals that computers can understand.

The stock hit a new all-time high of $210.88 this week after Texas Instruments adjusted its capital spending plans as it builds a new facility in Sherman, Texas....

ALCON INC., $96.09, is a buy. The company (symbol ALC in New York) is the world’s biggest eye-care firm. Specifically, it’s the leader in ocular surgical supplies and No. 2 in contact lenses.

While Alcon is based in Switzerland, it is headed by an American, reports its results in U.S....

CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD., $110.84, Toronto symbol CP, is still your #1 Conservative Buy for 2024.

The company took its current form in April 2023 when it acquired U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern (KCS).

CP paid $31 billion U.S....

Understanding our recommendations: Power Buy—These stocks are our top choices for new buying now....

Why we like spinoffs so much
We think that spinoffs are the closest thing you can find to a sure thing for two main reasons:


1) The management of a parent company will only hand out shares in a subsidiary to its own investors if it’s all but certain that business, and the parent, will be better off after the spinoff.


2) Spinoffs involve a lot of work and legal fees....

ONESTREAM INC. $30 is a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol OS; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 156.6 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.onestream.com) makes software that helps over 1,400 companies prepare and report their financial statements....

We see both Wajax and Calian rising even higher given their prospects and in-demand services. Meanwhile, they offer sustainable yields for investors. Both are buys.


WAJAX CORP., $24.38, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.wajax.ca; Shares outstanding: 21.7 million; Market cap: $526.0 million; Dividend yield: 5.7%) sells and services cranes, forklifts and other heavy equipment....

Like most silver stocks, Hecla Mining is heavily influenced by silver prices. But we think the direction of silver prices—and for Hecla shares—is upward. That’s in part because global demand for silver, used in solar panels, electric vehicles and other key green technologies continues to rise.


HECLA MINING, $6.17, is a buy. The company (New York symbol HL; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.hecla-mining.com; Shares outstanding: 626.3 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Dividend yield: 0.2%) explores for, mines and processes silver and gold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.


Most of Hecla’s silver output comes from three sites: the Greens Creek mine in Alaska; the Lucky Friday project in Idaho; and the Keno Hill mine in the Yukon....