Most actively traded companies on the TSX

Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:

Toronto Stock Exchange (16,006.67, down 65.38 points).

Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB). Health care. Down 39 cents, or 3.11 per cent, to $12.16 on 23.2 million shares.

RNC Minerals. (TSX:RNX). Metals. Down eight cents, or 9.76 per cent, to 74 cents on 22.5 million shares.

Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down 65 cents, or 2.8 per cent, to $22.54 on 15.1 million shares.

Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Down 27 cents, or 5.93 per cent, to $4.28 on 8.9 million shares.

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.B). Consumer discretionary. Down three cents, or 2.97 per cent, to 98 cents on 7.2 million shares.

Aphria Inc. (TSX:APH). Health care. Down 54 cents, or 3.19 per cent, to $16.41 on 6.3 million shares.

Companies reporting major news:

BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE). Telecom. Down 11 cents to $52.03. The telecommunications giant has promoted its senior executive for regulatory affairs and corporate development to the position of chief operating officer — a position once held by current CEO George Cope and his predecessor Michael Sabia. As COO, Mirko Bibic will be responsible for Bell Canada’s far-flung communications businesses — including home phone, internet and TV services, the Bell Mobility wireless unit and business telecommunications.