You can't inherit a capital loss or gain. The stocks were deemed to be disposed of the day before pokergod's father died.
There's a few things you can do with them. You can directly transfer them into a TFSA or RRSP - which would be a wise thing in the event you have cap space in either. That way any future gains would be tax sheltered.
A little knowledge about the companies:
Com Dev International is a supplier for equipment to spacecraft. Since NASA's grounded.. I'd say dump em. They took a beating (with just about everything else) in 2008, and again in 2010 when the NASA program basically stopped being funded. Analysts tend to avoid comment on it.. never a good sign.
Paladin Energy is a uranium miner based out of Australia. It's had big ups and downs over the last few years. It's price peaked over $9 a share back in 2007, and has been slowly descending ever since. About the only upside is if they get bought out, which might happen. They bottomed out at just over a dollar back in August 2011, so you could say they've rallied since then. Analysts tend to say 'strong buy', 'buy' or 'hold' on it.
I might be tempted to hold paladin, but I'd dump Com Dev. As for what I'd buy.. with your admission of very little investment knowledge, something dividend-paying. Tim Hortons, banks, something like that.