Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday:

Toronto Stock Exchange (21,357.56, up 64.60 points.)

Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 59 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $35.45 on 12.1 million shares.

The Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX:TD). finances. Up 73 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $102.46 on 10.8 million shares.

Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 11 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $52.30 on 10 million shares.

Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY). finances. Up $1.89, or 1.3 percent, to $147.29 on 7.6 million shares.

Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Energy. Up 60 cents, or 3.3 percent, to $18.64 on 7.1 million shares.

Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE). Energy. Up 21 cents, or 4.9 percent, to $4.52 on 6.7 million shares.

Companies in the news:

Cenovus Energy Inc. — Canada’s largest oil sands companies have formed a new advocacy group, the Oil Sands Alliance. The new group was formed on January 1, and consists of Suncor Energy Inc., Cenovus Energy Inc., Imperial Energy Ltd., Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and ConocoPhillips. These companies are also part of the Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero alliance, a group of oil sands companies that have publicly pledged to work together to achieve the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Pathways to Net Zero director Al Reid says the specific opportunities and challenges facing the oil sands industry require the specialized focus of its own industry group. He says oilands companies will remain active members of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), the country’s largest oil and gas lobby group. It is unknown whether the new Oil Sands Alliance will engage in lobbying. Reid says the organization is focused on developing the overall structure, with more details to be announced in the future.

empire co. Ltd. (TSX:EMP.A). Down 45 cents or 1.2 percent to $37.69. Retail workers say Canadian grocers’ refusal to reintroduce “hero pay” has left them feeling forgotten, unappreciated and endangered as Omicron wave leaves many stores understaffed amid renewed consumer inventory . Multiple supermarket workers say they are busier than ever, with more staff calling in sick in the past two weeks than during the entire pandemic. Shoppers are also once again “clearing the shelves” and stocking up on food, increasing workloads and increasing labor shortages in stores, they say. But the $2-an hour wage premium that Loblaws, Metro and Sobeys offered to workers during the first wave of COVID-19 made a difference. any additional wages due to the Omicron wave. Sobeys of Empire Co. Ltd. has pledged to restore its “hero wages” when regions or provinces go back into lockdown, closing all non-essential stores.

Big Rock Brewery Inc. (TSX:BR). Down 10 cents or 1.9 percent to $5.15. Big Rock Brewery Inc. says his chief financial officer is stepping down on Feb. 11. The Calgary-based brewer says Don Sewell is stepping down from his post to take a new job in a different industry. Big Rock CEO Wayne Arsenault thanked Sewell for his contributions to the company. Bill Hahn, Big Rock’s chief financial officer, will take over as interim CFO. The company says it is looking for a permanent CFO to support and accelerate its growth plans. Big Rock has breweries in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto.

This report from The Canadian Press was first published on January 14, 2022.

The Canadian Press