CIBC starts coverage with an "outperformer" rating and 12-18 month target of $1.30 (Canadian). The stock closed Wednesday at $1.07. Equinox was formed through the merger of Trek Mining, Newcastle Gold and Anfield Gold.

CIBC begins coverage with an "outperformer" and a target of $2.50. The stock closed at $2.07. CIBC believes Osisko could be a takeout candidate due to its high-quality assets.

Industrial Alliance upgrades to "buy" and keeps its target price of $54.50 ahead of the company's earnings on September 13, calling the dollar store chain a "Canadian success story".

National Bank upgrades to "outperform" and bumps the target to $74 from $71 and says investors should "taking advantage" of weakness in emerging markets.

RBC maintains an "outperfrom" rating and a price target of $80, which implies 27% gains, after the company's earnings report.

RBC boosts the target to $440 (U.S.) from $360, giving the stock 29% upside, and maintains an "outperform" after conducting its monthly U.S. and U.S. survey of internet video use and doing a "deep dive" on the Indian market.

RBC moves the target to $58 from $50, indicating 23% upside, and maintains an "outperform".

J.P. Morgan hikes the target to $88 from $70 following the company's earnings report.

The former The Hydropothecary's secondlargest shareholder, Riposte Capital, is calling on the company to undergo a strategic review saying the cannabis firm trades at "a conservatively calculated current intrinsic value" to rivals.

is looking at selling a variety of insurance contracts that could be worth $2 billion, according to Reuters.

has sold its remaining 64 million shares in Liberty Health Sciences which efectively divests the company of its U.S. assets, in accordance with TSX requirements. However, Aphria has the right over the next five years to buy the shares back in case U.S. federal cannabis rules are relaxed.

Meanwhile, Liberty saw its sales jump 95% in its most recent quarter compared to last year.

has been given approval by Health Canada for another expansion of cannabis production capacity at its facility in Delta, B.C.

is buying Mount Bastion Oil and Gas for $320 million. MBOG shareholders have the option of taking cash or shares or a combination of the two.

has agreed to merge its German department store chain Kauthof with rival Karstadt in a deal that will result in a loss of about 5,000 jobs, according to a German report.

No, this story doesn't have to do with more outlandish statements from the company's CEO. WalMart Canada is ordering 30 more of Tesla's electric semi-trucks to go along with a previous order of 10. The trucks will be operated out of Mississauga, Ontario and Surrey B.C.

The FBI is probing the company's foreign exchange pricing practices , according to the Wall Street Journal.