Oil and gas stock TransCanada Corp. owns Columbia Pipeline Group, which is paying US$848 million to acquire the master limited partnership Columbia Pipeline Partners LP. TransCanada remains a buy for   Read More

Couche-Tard has agreed to acquire Ireland’s largest convenience store and gas station operator. It should profit as its sites grow worldwide. Due to the high share price, the growing dividends   Read More

Fortis Inc. operates as an electricity and natural gas distribution utility for residential, commercial, and industrial markets in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. Equity analyst Cory O’Krainetz of   Read More

The Ontario government plans to sell some of its shares of Hydro One in November. We rate this electricity transmission and distribution company as a ‘Very Conservative’ Canadian blue chip   Read More

Telus benefits from its focus on customer service. Its wireless churn rates are the lowest in the industry. Indeed, when it comes to wireless service, management of this blue chip   Read More

Design and consulting firm Stantec Inc. is expected to earn more money this year and next. It’s using part of this growing income to raise its dividend. The shares of   Read More

BCE Inc. earned more last year and expects to earn more in 2015. Given its aim of paying out 65 to 75 per cent of its earnings in profits, the   Read More