CANADA STOCKS-TSX climbs as Putin remarks calm Ukraine fears
August 14, 2014 at 10:53 AM EDT
* TSX up 38.67 points, or 0.25 percent, at 15,301.40 * Eight of the 10 main index sectors advance * Valeant one of the biggest heavyweight gainers By John Tilak TORONTO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index advanced on Thursday as comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin helped ease concerns about a further escalation of the crisis in Ukraine and drove gains in most major sectors. Putin said Russians need to mobilize for the benefit of their country but not for c