Canada Stocks Advance as BlackBerry, Valeant Pharma

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Canadian stocks rose, extending the biggest monthly rally in more than a year, as health-care and technology shares advanced.

BlackBerry Ltd. rallied to a six-week high as the smartphone maker expands into cloud computing. Eldorado Gold Corp. dropped 6.8 percent after it said the Greek government blocked construction at its mine in the country. Mitel Networks Corp. retreated 12 percent after agreeing to acquire technology company Mavenir Systems in a deal worth about $560 million.