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LOBLAW COMPANIES, $116.07, is a buy. The retailer (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 327.3 million; Market cap: $38.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.4%; www.loblaw.ca) paid $832 million for Lifemark Health Group in May 2022. It operates over 300 clinics across Canada that provide physiotherapy, massagetherapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, mental health, and other rehabilitation services. Lifemark is now part of the company’s Shoppers Drug Mart unit, which already operates specialized clinics inside its drugstores as well as standalone locations. The new clinics should help spur customer traffic and sales at the drugstores. If fact, Lifemark’s revenue in the second quarter of 2022 totalled $49 million, or 4% of Loblaw’s total revenue. Loblaw Cos. is a buy. BCE INC., $63.38, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares o/s: 911.8 million; Market cap: $58.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 5.8%) is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It also offers wireless services and high-speed Internet access. That’s in addition to owning TV and radio stations. BCE raised your…