* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 0.39 percent to 15,568.64
* Leading the index were Waste Connections Inc WCN.TO , up 4.9%, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc ATDb.TO , up 3.9%, and Ballard Power Systems Inc BLDP.TO , higher by 3.9%.
* Lagging shares were Methanex Corp MX.TO , down 5.1%, Seven Generations Energy Ltd VII.TO , down 4.9%, and NovaGold Resources Inc NG.TO , lower by 4.8%.
* On the TSX 70 issues rose and 145 fell as a 0.5-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 16 new highs and 1 new low, with total volume of 203.8 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Kinross Gold Corp K.TO , Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp AQN.TO and B2gold Corp BTO.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 1.50 points, or 2.0%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 3.40 points, or 1.3%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 3.2%, or $1.31, to $39.59 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 2.13%, or $0.92, to $42.37 O/R
* The TSX is off 8.8% for the year.