SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 20 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 7.32 points, or 0.04 percent, to 16,331.03.
* Leading the index were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , up 17.1 percent, Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO , up 11 percent, and Trican Well Service Ltd TCW.TO , higher by 8.2 percent.
* Lagging shares were Quebecor Inc QBRb.TO , down 4.7 percent, Badger Daylighting Ltd BAD.TO , down 3.7 percent, and NovaGold Resources Inc NG.TO , lower by 2.8 percent.
* On the TSX, 131 issues advanced and 106 declined as a 1.2-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 10 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 208.6 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO and Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.77 points, or 0.39 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.44 points, or 0.14 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.82 percent, or $0.54, to $66.45 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.52 percent, or $0.37, to $72.2 O/R
* The TSX is up 0.8 percent for the year.