CANADA STOCKS-TSX hits record high as Tim Hortons jumps
August 25, 2014 at 10:55 AM EDT
* TSX up 45.41 points, or 0.29 percent, at 15,580.96 * Eight of 10 main index sectors advance * Tim Hortons climbs 20 percent on news of merger talks By John Tilak TORONTO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index reached a record high on Monday as shares of Tim Hortons Inc shot up after the coffee chain confirmed it was in merger talks with Burger King. Tim Hortons and Burger King said late on Sunday the new company would be the world's third-largest quick service rest