* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.68 percent to 17,517.04
* Leading the index were BlackBerry Ltd BB.TO , up 13.4%, MEG Energy Corp MEG.TO , up 11.5%, and Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO , higher by 10.3%.
* Lagging shares were Seabridge Gold Inc SEA.TO , down 7.9%, Trillium Therapeutics Inc TRIL.TO , down 7.4%, and Richelieu Hardware Ltd RCH.TO , lower by 5.4%.
* On the TSX 131 issues rose and 88 fell as a 1.5-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 18 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 215.1 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Suncor Energy Inc SU.TO and Blackberry Ltd BB.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 5.09 points, or 5.8%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 2.11 points, or 0.7%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.88%, or $0.4, to $46.04 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.64%, or $0.31, to $49.02 O/R
* The TSX is up 2.7% for the year.