TELUS CORP., $32.13, Toronto symbol T, is a buy.

The company is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier, with 11.42 million users. That’s just behind BCE’s Bell Mobility (with 11.71 million users) and ahead of Rogers Communications (11.30 million users)....

INTEL CORP., $45.04, Nasdaq symbol INTC, remains a buy for long-term gains.

The company is the world’s leading maker of computer chips: its products power 90% of all personal computers and more than 80% of all datacentres.

Intel announced a new strategic plan in 2021, which mainly involves improving its technical expertise and expanding its ability to make chips for other companies.

As part of that strategy, the company is now buying Tower Semiconductor Ltd....

RUSSEL METALS INC., $33.44, is a buy. Through their shares, investors tap one of North America’s largest metal distributors: the company (symbol RUS on Toronto) serves 33,000 clients at 48 locations in Canada and 16 others in the U.S.

Russel’s revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2021, jumped 70.9%, to $1.15 billion from $671 million a year earlier....

TC ENERGY INC., $66.81, Toronto symbol TRP, remains a buy for long-term gains and income.

TC generates steady cash flow for investors mainly through a 93,300-kilometre pipeline network that pumps natural gas from Alberta to eastern Canada and the U.S....

Oil and gas prices have moved up lately. But the future direction of energy prices depends on a lot of things, particularly economic growth rates around the world in the wake of COVID-19. Meanwhile, though, well-established companies in the industry took advantage of the earlier setback to pick up properties and employees who might be harder to find in more-prosperous times.


Those top companies also have the strength to survive, even if energy prices drop and to continue paying dividends....

Extendicare is now selling its retirement living communities to focus on expanding its long-term care and home health-care segments. That’s where it feels it can best use its expertise and scale to drive future revenue and cash flow.


EXTENDICARE INC., $7.63, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol EXE; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.extendicare.com; Shares o/s: 89.6 million; Market cap: $684.3 million; Dividend yield: 6.3%) has now agreed to sell its retirement living operations—comprised of 1,048 retirement living suites across 11 retirement communities in Ontario and Saskatchewan—to Sienna-Sabra LP....

Long-time readers know that we keep you informed of important news about the stocks we cover. That means highlighting developments and plans that promise to brighten prospects for investors. Here are two buys that stand out this month:


ALAMOS GOLD, $9.35, is a buy. Through the shares (Toronto symbol AGI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative)(www.alamosgold.com; Shares outstanding: 392.0 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.4%) investors tap into the company’s Mulatos mine in Mexico, and the Young-Davidson and Island mines in northern Ontario.


In 2021, Alamos’ gold production rose 7.1%, to 457,200 ounces from 426,800 in 2020....

NORTONLIFELOCK, $28.84, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol NLOK; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (nortonlifelock.com; Shares o/s: 581.9 million; Market cap: $17.0 billion; Dividend yield 1.7%) continues to attract new customers as more people working from home spurs a jump in cyberattacks....

We think the drug industry will enjoy great success over the next decade. But due to the nature of the business, results will vary widely and unpredictably from one drug company to another. A volatile market like the one we expect for drug stocks will include winners and losers....

AMAZON.COM INC., $3,162.01, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.amazon.com; Shares o/s: 508.8 million; Market cap: $1.6 trillion; No divds.) has announced that it’s raising the cost of Prime membership to $139 per year, or $14.99 per month....