Morning News Call - Canada, August 29

ReutersAug 29, 2025 12:00 PM

(Morning News Call - Canada edition will not be published on Monday, September 1, on account of the Labour Day holiday)

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ECONOMIC EVENTS
0830 GDP QQ for Q2: Prior 0.5%
0830 GDP QQ Annualized for Q2: Expected -0.6%; Prior 2.2%
0830 GDP Implicit Prices QQ for Q2: Prior 0.6%
0830 GDP YY for Q2: Prior 2.31%
0830 GDP MM for June: Expected 0.1%; Prior - 0.1%
11:00 Budget Balance for June: Prior -C$0.23 bln
11:00 Budget Year-To-Date for June: Prior -C$6.50 bln

COMPANIES REPORTING RESULTS
August 29:
BRP Inc: Expected Q2 earnings of 48 Canadian cents per share
Laurentian Bank of Canada: Expected Q3 earnings of 58 Canadian cents per share
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CORPORATE EVENTS
09:00 BRP Inc: Q2 2026 BRP Inc Earnings Call
09:00 Laurentian Bank of Canada: Q3 2025 Laurentian Bank of Canada Earnings Call

EX-DIVIDENDS
Barrick Mining Corp: Amount C$0.15
Bird Construction Inc: Amount C$0.07
Boralex Inc: Amount C$0.165
Exchange Income Corp: Amount C$0.22
First Majestic Silver Corp: Amount C$0.0048
Freehold Royalties Ltd: Amount C$0.09
Great-West Lifeco Inc: Amount C$0.61
Jamieson Wellness Inc: Amount C$0.23
Mullen Group Ltd: Amount C$0.07
Northland Power Inc: Amount C$0.1
Pet Valu Holdings Ltd: Amount C$0.12
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp: Amount C$0.11
Sienna Senior Living Inc: Amount C$0.078
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd: Amount C$0.01275
TransAlta Corp: Amount C$0.065
Whitecap Resources Inc: Amount C$0.0608

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