IIROC Trading Halt - L; WN

TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2017 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: Loblaw Companies Limited

TSX Symbol: L (all issues)

Reason: Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 4:02 PM

Company: George Weston Limited

TSX Symbol: WN (all issues)

Reason: Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 4:02 PM

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions