Updating ENBRIDGE INC., CANADIAN TIRE CORP., and SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

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ENBRIDGE INC. $43 (www.enbridge.com) has raised its quarterly dividend by 11.1%, to $0.35 a share from $0.315. The new annual rate of $1.40 yields 3.3%. The company expects to start operating several new oil pipelines in the next few months. As a result, its earnings should rise from a projected $1.79 a share in 2013 to between $1.84 and $2.04 a share in 2014. The stock trades at a still reasonable 22.2 times the midpoint of the 2014 range. Buy. CANADIAN TIRE CORP. $95 (www.canadiantire.com) has developed a new all-season tire with a special sidewall that changes colour when the outside temperature falls below a certain point. That tells the driver it’s time to install snow tires. Unique products like this should give Canadian Tire an edge over big U.S. retailers that are expanding in Canada. Best Buy. SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $36 (www.suncor.com) produced an average of 437,000 barrels of oil a day at its oil sands projects in November…