Updating Canadian National Railway Co., Torstar Corp. and Bombardier Inc.

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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $85 (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 769.1 million; Market cap: $65.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.4; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cn.ca) has agreed to repurchase 2.7 million of its shares from a private seller at a discount to the market price. The move is part of CN’s plan to buy back up to 33.0 million of its common shares, or 5% of the total outstanding, by October 25, 2017. CN Rail is a buy. TORSTAR CORP. $1.59 (Toronto symbol TS.B; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 80.6 million; Market cap: $128.2 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend yield: 6.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.torstar.com) recently sold the land and buildings of its former printing facility in Vaughan, Ontario, just outside Toronto. The company recorded a $21.8 million gain on that sale. That helped it earn $1.1 million, or $0.01 a share, in the third quarter of 2016. A..