TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:

Toronto Stock Exchange (20,514.80, down 66.78):

Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 14 cents, or 0.29 per cent, to $47.83 on 17.8 million shares.

Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down nine cents, or 0.33 per cent, to $27.29 on 13.3 million shares.

Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Materials. Down 26 cents, or 1.16 per cent, to $22.21 on 11.1 million shares.

Athabasca Oil Corp. (TSX:ATH). Energy. Up 10 cents, or 3.14 per cent, to $3.29 on 10.9 million shares.

Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up two cents, or 0.04 per cent, to $52.85 on 10.5 million shares.

Crescent Point Energy Corp. (TSX:CPG). Energy. Down nine cents, or 0.90 per cent, to $9.87 on 7.9 million shares.

Companies in the news:

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. (TSX:RBA). Up $2.59, or 3.23 per cent, to $82.89. A report by Institutional Shareholder Services recommends shareholders of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. vote against the company's deal to buy automotive salvage company IAA Inc. The proxy advisory services firm said it believes the potential risks associated with the deal appear to outweigh the potential upside articulated by the Ritchie Bros. board. Ritchie Bros. is offering US$12.80 per share in cash and 0.5252 of a Ritchie Bros. share for each IAA share. It also plans to pay a special one-time dividend of US$1.08 per share to its own shareholders, contingent on the deal closing.

Canadian Tire Corp. (TSX:CTC). Unchanged, at $324.50. Canadian Tire Corp. has announced a new commitment to improve gender equity in sports, saying at least half the money it spends sponsoring professional sports will go towards women by 2026. The retailer said its new multimillion-dollar Women's Sport Initiative will support the expansion of women's professional sports leagues and programs in Canada. The company said it has added five new sports partnerships to its roster and will boost its existing support for organizations that drive inclusion and diversity in sport. Under the new program, Canadian Tire said it will become a founding partner of Canada's first women's professional soccer league, slated to launch in 2025.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6,2023.

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