TORONTO, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ended
higher on Monday, with gains for energy companies due to rise in
oil offsetting a plunge in shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals (N:VRX)
International Inc VRX.TO after the drug company said it was
being probed by a U.S. securities regulator.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
.GSPTSE unofficially closed up 47.07 points, or 0.37 percent,
at 12,844.86. Of its 10 main sectors, only healthcare fell.