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The Canadian Press Budget for Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
(Canadian Press DataFile Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The following is a complete list of coverage plans for top news from The Canadian Press. If you have any questions, contact CP's National Desk at 416-507-2150.
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OTTAWA _ It's up to the government, not the courts, to decide whether Omar Khadr should come home to Canada from a U.S. military prison, a federal lawyer has told the Supreme Court. The Harper government strongly opposes Khadr's repatriation, but his lawyers and several intervener groups argue that he should be returned to Canada. 700 words. By Jim Bronskill. See Photos. SCOC-Khadr-Appeal. Moved.
WASHINGTON _ Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay prisoners will be sent to New York for trial in a civilian federal court and prosecutors expect to seek the death penalty, Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday. He said five other suspects, including Canadian Omar Khadr, will be tried before a military commission. 800 words. By Devlin Barrett. See Photos. BC-US--Guantanamo-US-Trial. Moved.
See also:
_ With BC-US-Guantanamo-US-Trial-Thumbnails.
SINGAPORE _ Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived early Saturday morning in this tiny island nation-state for what amounts to less than 24 hours of talks on global economic recovery and trade flows. The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit, or APEC, includes leaders from 21 countries that border the Pacific Ocean, ranging from giant economies China and the United States to the impoverished Papau New Guinea. 431 words. By Bruce Cheadle. See Photos. BC-Harper-APEC. Moved.
TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. _ Human remains believed to be that of a 16-year-old girl who went missing in September have been found in a secluded area of New Brunswick, police said Friday. Hilary Bonnell's disappearance triggered an exhaustive two-month search and rattled the Esgenoopetitj First Nation. 450 words. By Kevin Bissett. BC-NB-Missing-Girl. Moved.
OTTAWA _ Canada's prison watchdog is sounding the alarm over the plight of aboriginal prisoners, warning that without urgent action the situation will soon become a crisis. Howard Sapers released a progress report Friday which states bluntly that the federal government has failed to live up to many of its commitments on improving the system. 500 words. By Jennifer Ditchburn. Aboriginals-Prison-Report. Moved.
TORONTO _ Health Canada announced Friday it has approved GlaxoSmithKline's pandemic vaccine without adjuvant _ but parents of young children who were hoping it might be available for their kids will be disappointed.The 1.8 million doses of unadjuvanted vaccine, some of which was ordered with small children in mind, will be reserved for pregnant women and for healthy people aged 10 through 64, Dr. David Butler-Jones, Canada's chief medical officer of health said. 650 words. By Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter. BC-Flu-Vaccine-Approved. Moved.
TORONTO - With Ontario expected to add school-age children to its priority list for H1N1 shots Friday, the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario renewed its call for clinics to be set up in schools. Some local health units, not content to await the provincial go ahead, already have or are in the process of doing so, but Toronto has said there are just too many schools in the city to bring an effective vacinnation campaign to each one. 600 words. By Pat Hewitt. BC-Ont-Flu. Moved (C) Regional.
MONTREAL - Prosecutors have demanded a life sentence for a man found guilty on terrorism charges. Said Namouh is awaiting sentencing - and he's taken the stand in his own defence for the first time, arguing at his sentencing hearing that he's neither violent nor a criminal. 500 words. By Sidhartha Banerjee. CRIME-Terrorism-Sentencing. Moved.
OTTAWA -- New trade figures released Friday provide a flicker of light in what has been a gloomy story for Canadian exporters. Not only were exports up in September, but the grip the U.S. market has all things Canadians sell the world relaxed, indicating Canadian firms may be further afield for customers. But it is only a flicker of light, and exporters are still a long way from returning to where they stood before the recession hit last year. 600 words. By Julian Beltrame. BC-Trade-Economy. Moved General (G) and Business (B)
TORONTO _ An adjudicator hearing a messy disciplinary case involving Ontario's top police officer showed no bias and need not step down, the province's highest court ruled Friday. The decision sided with a lower court that found Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino had failed to prove the adjudicator was unfit to hear the case. 475 words. By Colin Perkel. BC-Fantino-Hearing. Moved.
HAMILTON _ Whether a southwestern Ontario couple was harmed by an aboriginal occupation isn't the real issue before the court, a Crown lawyer said Friday during submissions in a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Dave Brown and Dana Chatwell are suing the province of Ontario and provincial police, but lawyer David Feliciant said neither the province nor police were the cause of any harm the couple may have suffered because of the ongoing land dispute in Caledonia. 550 words. By Allison Jones. BC-Caledonia-Lawsuit. Moved Regional (C).
TORONTO _ Deputy health minister Ron Sapsford, one of the last remaining figures in the eHealth controversy, has resigned just weeks after he was grilled by a legislature committee about the $1 billion Ontario has spent so far on electronic health records. By Romina Maurino. 550 words. BC-eHealth-Deputy-Resigns. Moved Regional (C).
TORONTO _ The Green Party of Ontario will be choosing a new leader this weekend, but not before paying tribute to the man who led them into political respectability. Frank de Jong announced earlier this year he would be stepping down after 13 years at the party's helm. 500 words. By Trevor Pritchard. Greens-DeJong-Tributes. Moved Regional (C).
HALIFAX _ Nova Scotia's ruling New Democrats, having promised five months ago to balance the province's books without raising taxes, is now being advised to do the exact opposite. A panel of economic experts released a report Friday that says the province's finances are in such poor shape that the government should consider raising income taxes, increasing the harmonized sales tax by two percentage points and cutting spending. 500 words. By Michael MacDonald. BC-NS-Budget-Promise. Moved.
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VANCOUVER - Women ski jumpers will return to the B.C. Court of Appeal Friday to press their case for inclusion at the 2010 Winter Games. The court could rule right away after arguments wrap up, or reserve its decision but time is running out for the athletes to see their event added to the Olympic roster.
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WATERLOO, Ont. _ When most people think Blackberry they think of the booming high-tech company RIM making billions _ an outfit with thousands of employees, easily bank rolling a millionaires' row in its hometown of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario. And indeed, in Canada's so-called Technology Triangle _ the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge _ as many as 2,000 high-paying, high-tech jobs are going begging. But in a startling juxtaposition, the region is also registering an unemployment rate of 9.2 per cent, higher than the national average of 8.6 per cent. And even here, there are homeless living on the streets. 850 words. By Susanna Kelley. EDs: May be used any time, but intended mainly for weekend use. SEE also CP video. BC-RIM-Homeless. Moved Wednesday.
WORLD
TOKYO _ U.S. President Barack Obama, facing withering criticism for a prolonged decision-making process on Afghanistan, asserted Friday he doesn't want the next move to be seen as an ``open-ended commitment.'' In a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Obama also said he was bent on ``getting this right.'' 850 words. By Charles Hutzler. See Photos. BC-Obama. Moved.
See also:
_ BC-AS-Afghanistan. Moved.
_ BC-EU-Britain-Afghanistan. Moved.
WASHINGTON _ Morale has fallen among U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the eight-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the army said Friday. 700 words. By Pauline Jelinek. BC-US-Troops-Mental-Health. Moved.
BEIJING _ The Chinese have learned English from his speeches and celebrated the way he rolls up his sleeves. Now President Barack Obama is finally coming, and he's being greeted with ``Oba Mao'' T-shirts and a statue of him that bursts into flames. Sunday's arrival of a U.S. president admired for his charisma is already a source of profit and brief fame for some Chinese. 570 words. By Cara Anna. See Photos. BC-AS-China-Obama-Oba-Mao. Moved.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. _ The Colorado parents accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon have pleaded guilty to charges that could bring some jail time and probation. Richard Heene pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant. Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge of false reporting. 400 words. By Solomon Banda. See Photos. BC-US-Balloon-Boy. Moved.
MOSCOW _ Huge explosions and fire ripped through a Russian military arsenal for hours Friday, killing two firefighters and prompting the evacuation of thousands of civilians nearby, officials said.Dozens of people feared trapped in the conflagration took refuge in a bomb shelter and later emerged safe, officials said, dispelling worries of a high death toll. 425 words. By Steve Gutterman. EU-Russia-Arms-Blasts. Moved.
GENEVA _ Google Inc.'s unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object _ Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy. The country's privacy watchdog announced Friday that he plans to haul the search engine company before a federal court to force it to make changes to its Street View application. 700 words. By Frank Jordans. BC-EU-Switzerland-Google. Moved Datafile only.
LONDON _ A young boy who was attacked by his three-year-old playmate with a car jack can claim compensation from a British government body that helps crime victims, lawyers said Friday. Jay Jones needed stitches to his face and spent two days in the hospital in 2007 after another toddler struck him 11 times on the head, lawyers representing the injured boy's family said in a statement. 350 words. BC-EU-Britain-Toddler-Attack. Moved.
LOS ANGELES _ It turns out there's plenty of water on the moon _ at least near the lunar south pole. That discovery comes from an analysis of data from a spacecraft NASA intentionally crashed into the moon last month. Significant water would make it easier to set up a base camp for astronauts. By Science Writer Alicia Chang. BC-Shoot-The-Moon. Moved.
WORLD STORIES HIGHLIGHTED ON THE GENERAL BUDGET
The following stories, which carry foreign placelines but are of specific interest to Canadian readers, move on both the World (W) and General (G) wires and are highlighted on the General (G) budget:
_ BC-US-Cda-Guantanamo-Khadr.
BUSINESS
OTTAWA _ Canada's merchandise exports rose 3.5 per cent in September, while there was little change in imports. Statistics Canada reports the trade deficit shrunk to $927 million from $2 billion in August. BC-StatsCan-Trade, 3rd Writethru. Moved.
MONTREAL _ Mega Brands Inc. (TMX:MB) declined to rule out a sale of the debt-laden toymaker Friday as it continues to examine ways to improve its financial position after reporting its first quarterly profit since 2007. 700 words. By Ross Marowits. BC-Mega-Brands, 5th Writethru. Moved.
MONTREAL _ Groupe Aeroplan Inc. (TSX: AER) says its profit was cut nearly in half in the third quarter, falling to $18.8 million from $35 million a year ago. 600 words. By Ross Marowits. BC-Groupe-Aeroplan, 3rd Writethru. Moved.
UNDATED _ Travellers shouldn't have more costs passed on to them or the Canadian industry could become less competitive globally, warns the CEO of Halifax-based Jazz Air Income Fund (TSX:JAZ.UN).Several airports will begin paying rent and policing costs to the federal government and some airports are passing on the costs to travellers, Jazz CEO Joseph Randall said during a conference call Friday 586 words. By LuAnn LaSalle. Jazz-Air.
UNDATED _ U.S. coffee company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) has expanded into Canada by buying the wholesale business of Toronto-based Timothy's Coffees of the World Inc. for about C$165 million, entering an ultra-competitive market that features java heavyweights such as Tim Hortons (TSX:THI) and McDonald's. 700 words. By John Valorzi. BC-Timothy's-Green-Mountain, 1st Writethru Budget. Moved.
TORONTO _ Although the company isn't saying much, shareholders and analysts are speculating that HudBay Minerals (TSX:HBM) CEO Peter Jones's abrupt departure only eight months after returning to head the mining company indicates a desire to focus on mergers and acquisitions ahead of organic growth. 600 words. By Kristine Owram. BC-HudBay-Minerals-Jones.
MONTREAL _ Quebec-based pension giant Caisse de depot et placement said Friday it will issue up to $8 billion in bonds in Canada, the U.S. and Europe by the end of 2010, with the amount depending on market conditions. By LuAnn LaSalle. BC-Caisse, 4th Writethru. Moved.
CALGARY _ Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) says it is budgeting $5.5 billion for capital spending in 2010, and that Phases 3 and 4 of its Firebag oilsands project will be the first out of the gate. ``This officially restarts the growth of oilsands,'' chief executive officer Rick George told analysts on a conference call to discuss his firm's 2010 plans. 650 words. By Lauren Krugel. BC-Suncor-Capital-Spending, 6th Writethru Budget. Moved.
UNFDATED _ Western Coal Corp. (TSX:WTN), a coal producer with projects in northern British Columbia, the United States and abroad, says it is optimistic about long-term growth despite a third-quarter profit plunge of 95 per cent. 800 words. By Sunny Freeman. BC-Western-Coal, 4th Writethru Budget.
WASHINGTON _ The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in September as foreign oil prices rose to the highest level in nearly a year, swamping a fifth consecutive gain in exports. By Martin Crutsinger. BC-US-Economy, 2nd Writethru Budget. Moved.
LONDON _ British Airways dismisses suggestions that its deal to combine with Spain's Iberia would increase fares or reduce standards at Britain's flagship carrier. By Jane Wardell. BC-BritainITAIN-BRITISH AIRWAYS-IBERIA. See AP Photo, BC-EU-Britain-British-Airways-Iberia, 5th Writethru.
TOKYO _ Japan Airlines racked up a $1.5 billion loss and was seeking government help to fend off creditors as the beleaguered carrier struggles to recover from the travel industry's deepest slump in years. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. BC-Japan-Airlines, 1st Writethru. Moved.
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TORONTO _ The Toronto stock market was slightly higher late Friday morning as advances in commodity stocks were checked by lower tech and financial shares. By Malcolm Morrison. BC-Dollar-Markets, 3rd Writethru. Moved. Will be Updated.
TORONTO _ Acadian Timber Income Fund (TSX:ADN.UN) says it has signed a deal to convert the fund from an income trust to a corporation ahead of federal tax changes on trusts that go into effect in January, 2011. BC-Acadian-Timber. Moved
ALBANY, P.E.I. _ Thirteen employees at the Atlantic Beef Products plant in Albany, P.E.I., have been given lay-off notices. BC-PEI-Beef-Layoffs. Moved Datafile only from member copy.
QUEBEC _ Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. (TSX:IAG), a big insurance company based in Quebec, has signed a deal with MD Physician Services Inc. to acquire the individual life insurance portfolio of MD Life Insurance Company. The pricetag of the deal, announced Friday, was not revealed. BC-Industrial-Alliance. Moved.
MONTREAL _ Hydro-Quebec's third-quarter net income down sharply at $338 million compared with $491 million in the comparable 2008 quarter. Income was also down in the first nine months. BC-Hydro-Quebec, 2nd Writethru.
MONTREAL _ Noveko International Inc. (TSX:EKO) reduced its loss in its most recent quarter as revenues almost doubled from the same time last year, the Canadian maker of antimicrobial surgical masks and respirators said Friday. BC-Noveko, 1st Writethru. Moved.
MONTREAL _ Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX:SJ) says it managed a higher profit in the third quarter despite lower demand for some of its products. BC-Stella-Jones, 1st Writethru. Moved.
OTTAWA _ New motor vehicle sales increased 1.2 per cent to 128,415 units in September, largely on the strength of a surge in North American-built passenger cars. BC-StatsCan-Car-Sales, 1st Writethru. Moved.
OTTAWA _ The federal government says more than 50,000 vehicles have been registered under its Retire Your Ride program and it's urging Canadian drivers to keep them coming. BC-Retire-Your-Ride. Moved.
TORONTO _ Takara Resources Inc. (TSXV:TKK), a junior Toronto miner, says it has struck a deal with Victoria Gold Corp. (TSXV:VIT) to acquire a subsidiary of Victoria that owns two advanced stage gold projects in the Guiana Shield along the northern tip of South America. In return, Takara will issue 21 million post-consolidation common shares to Victoria, which will make the company a 56 per cent owner of Takara. BC-Takara-Resources. Moved.
TORONTO _ Advantex Marketing International Inc. (TSXV:ADX) says cost-cutting and a hike in the number of companies participating in its loyalty programs helped first-quarter profits more than double. BC-Advantex, 1st Writethru.
TORONTO _ Aviation services company Vector Aerospace Corp. (TSX:RNO) credits improved business in both the United Kingdom and North America for higher third-quarter earnings. BC-Vector-Aerospace, 1st Writethru.
TORONTO _ Nortel Networks Corp. announced Friday the cancellation of an auction for its optical networking and carrier ethernet units and the conclusion of a sale of its wireless network business to LM Ericsson of Sweden for $1.13 billion. BC-Nortel, 2nd Writethru. Moved.
TORONTO _ Canadian securities regulators say they won't proceed with proposed changes to corporate governance rules after companies said now is not the time to tinker with corporate models. The changes by Canadian Securities Administrators were proposed late last year to provide greater transparency for investors and greater confidence in Canadian business. 110 words. BC-Cdn-Corporate-Governance, 1st Writethru. Moved
TORONTO _ InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:IIP.UN) says it will undergo a major reorganization after posting a wider first-quarter loss Friday. BC-InterRent, 1st Writethru. Moved.
TORONTO _ Asia Bio-Chem Group Corp. (TSXV:ABC), a Toronto-based company which produces cornstarch at plants in China, reports its third quarter net profits fell to $828,000 from more than $1.9 million in the same period a year earlier. BC-Asia-Bio-Chem. Moved.
TORONTO _ AirIQ Inc. (TSXV:IQ.H), a Toronto-based telematics security services company that helps track down stolen vehicles and boats, says it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to sell its subsidiary, AirIQ Marine, Inc. to a private equity firm. BC-AirIQ, 1st Writethru. Moved.
TORONTO _ High River Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:HRG) said Friday that it lost $4.6 million in its most recent quarter as revenue more than doubled. The gold miner said the loss amounted to a penny per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a loss of $37.8 million or six cents per share a year ago. 70 words. BC-High-River-Gold, 1st Writethru.
TORONTO _ First Uranium Corp. (TSX:FIU) reported an $18.4-million loss in its latest quarter as revenue nearly doubled.The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said Friday the loss amounted to 11 cents per share in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $1.1 million or a penny per share in the same quarter last year. 77 words. First-Uranium.
BURLINGTON, Ont. _ Sir Royalty Income Fund (TSX:SRV.UN) says weakness in the general economy caused its profits to slide from year-ago levels in the third quarter. The company which includes Jack Astor's Bar and Grill and Alice Fazooli's among its pool of restaurants, reported net income of $1.8 million or 34 cents per unit in the quarter ended Sept. 30. BC-SIR-Royalty-Income-Fund, 1st Writethru. Moved.
WINNIPEG _ Boyd Group Income Fund (TSX: BYD.UN) says foreign exchange gains helped the company increase profits from year-ago levels in the third quarter. BC-Boyd-Group-Income-Fund, 1st Writethru.
WINNIPEG _ Canwest Global Communications Corp. (TSX:CGS) says its shares will begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange starting Monday, after being delisted from Canada's main stock market at the end of Friday's trading. BC-Canwest, 2nd Writethru
CALGARY _ Royal Host Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:RYL.UN) reports a loss from continuing operations in the third quarter of $2.2 million or 11 cents a unit, compared with a profit of $1.2 million or six cents a unit in the 2008 quarter. Revenue declined eight per cent to $25.2 million from $27.4 million in the year-ago period. 200 words. words. BC-Royal-Host.
CALGARY _ UTS Energy Corp. (TSX:UTS) said Friday it lost $4.7 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $936,000 a year ago. The junior oil sands company said the loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30 amounted to a penny per share compared with a loss of $936,000 or 0.2 cents per share a year ago. 224 words. BC-UTS-Energy, 1st Writethru.
CALGARY _ WestJet Airlines Inc. (TSX:WJA) is getting reinforcements for its call centre, which has been inundated with calls over the past few weeks. Many customers have had to wait a long time to get through to a WestJet agent on the phone since the airline introduced a new reservation system last month. BC-WestJet-Reservations, 1st Writethru. Moved.
CALGARY _ A provincial regulator has restricted Cordy Oilfield Services Inc. (TSXV:CKK) from using proceeds from a recently completed $4.8-million private placement, pending a hearing into the transaction requested by Geosam Investments Ltd. BC-Cordy-Oilfield, 1st Writethru. Moved.
CALGARY _ SemBioSys Genetics Inc. (TSX:SBS) says it rebounded from a year-ago loss in the third quarter, posting an overall modest profit. The Calgary-based drug developer reported net income of $72,980 or $0.002 per share in in the quarter ended Sept. 30. That was an improvement from a year-ago net loss of $5.7 million or 22 cents per share. BC-SemBioSys, 1st Writethru.
CALGARY _ Canadian Superior Energy Inc. (TSX:SNG), which recently restructured under creditor protection, said Friday it earned $29.5 million during the third quarter, bouncing back from a year ago loss of $2.1 million. BC-Canadian-Superior, 1st Writethru. Moved.
CALGARY _ Enterra Energy Trust (TSX:ENT.UN) cited challenging economic conditions Friday for a major reversal in third-quarter revenue and earnings. Calgary-based Enterra said it posted a loss of $9.5 million or 15 cents a share in the quarter, a reversal of last year's Q3 profit of $14.9 million or 24 cents a share. BC-Enterra, 1st Writethru. Moved.
CALGARY _ Trimac Income Fund reports third-quarter profit of $1.1 million, down from $2.9 million a year ago. The provider of bulk trucking services said the profit amounted to nine cents per diluted unit for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a profit of 23 cents per unit a year ago. BC-Trimac, 1st Writethru. Moved.
CALGARY _ Privately held Spartan Exploration Ltd. said Friday it has agreed to buy Aztek Energy Ltd. (TSXV:AZT.H) for $613,530 in an all-stock deal. BC-Spartan-Aztek, 1st Writethru. Moved.
CALGARY _ Hotel operator Royal Host Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:RYL.UN) cited lower demand and room-rate cuts in posting a third-quarter loss on Friday.The Calgary-based company put its net loss at $2.1 million or 10 cents a unit, compared with a profit of $76.3 million or $3.54 a unit in the 2008 period when it recorded an extraordinary gain for the sale of a property in British Columbia. 251 words. Royal-Host.
CALGARY _ Harvest Energy (TSX:HTE.UN) said Friday it lost $713.7 million in its latest quarter on a $677.6-million charge to goodwill.The company, which agreed last month to be taken over by a South Korean energy firm in a $4.1-billion cash-and-debt deal, said the loss amounted to $3.95 per diluted unit for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a profit of $295.8 million or $1.73 per diluted unit a year ago. 133 words. Harvest-Energy.
VANCOUVER _ Uranium One Inc. (TSX:UUU) says a drop in volumes sold and lower uranium prices resulted in a 62 per cent decline in revenue. Quarterly revenues totalled US$21.3 million, down from US$56.7 million last year due to a 50 per cent drop in volumes sold and lower average uranium prices. BC-Uranium-One, 1st Writethru. Moved.
VANCOUVER _ Norway's Wega Mining AS and its parent Avocet Mining PLC have struck a deal with privately held Infinity Gold Mining Inc. to sell their entire interest in Merit Mining Corp. (TSXV:MEM), a TSX Venture Exchange-listed junior, for up to C$7 million. BC-Merit-Mining.
VANCOUVER _ Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX:IVN), which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said Friday it lost US$69.8 million or 18 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a loss of $88 million or 23 cents per share a year ago. Revenue totalled $11.9 million compared with no revenue reported in the same quarter last year. BC-Ivanhoe-Mines.
VANCOUVER _ Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. (TSX:RNK) said Friday it lost $926,000 in its latest quarter as revenue plunged.The computer animation firm said the loss amounted to five cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a loss of $903,000 or five cents per share a year ago. 130 words. Rainmaker.
VANCOUVER _ Glacier Media Inc. (TSX:GVC) said Friday that it earned $4.2 million in its latest quarter, up from a year ago.The publisher said the profit amounted to five cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a profit of $4 million or four cents per share a year ago. 74 words. Glacier-Media.
SPORTS
HOCKEY
OTTAWA _ It just wouldn't be an Ottawa Senators' season without the requisite questions being raised over the reliability of the team's goaltending. After just 16 games into the NHL schedule, the play of Pascal Leclaire, acquired before the last trade deadline, is already raising an eyebrow or two around Ottawa. On Friday, coach Cory Clouston admitted he'd like to see more from a netminder the team was banking on to be a dependable No. 1 for some time to come. 700 words. By Chris Yzerman. HKN-Sens-Leclaire. Moved.
GLENDALE, Ariz. _ The Phoenix Coyotes are still here. Not only that, they got off to the third-best start in franchise history.So where have all the fans gone? The players are beginning to wonder. 924 words. By Andrew Bagnato. See Photo. HKN-Coyotes-Fast-Start. Moved.
FOOTBALL
UNDATED _ It's been a long wait for Hamilton Tiger-Cats fans. The Ticats will face the B.C. Lions in the East Division semifinal Sunday (TSN, 1 p.m. ET) in the CFL club's first playoff game since 2004. It also marks the first time Hamilton has hosted a post-season contest at Ivor Wynne Stadium since 2001. 520 words. By Dan Ralph. FBO-CFL-Picks. Moved.
CALGARY _ Both Romby Bryant and Arjei Franklin look back on Sept. 20 as one of the best days of the Canadian Football League season. On that day, the Calgary Stampeders acquired the pair of receivers from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in exchange for Odell Willis, Jabari Arthur Titus Ryan and a pair of draft picks. Instead of missing the playoffs with the Blue Bombers, Bryant and Franklin will suit up for the Stamps on Sunday at McMahon Stadium in the West Division semifinal against the Edmonton Eskimos. By Laurence Heinen. 600 words. FBO-CFL-Traded-Stamps. Moved.
See also:
_ FBO-CFL-Johnson-Stabbed. 3rd Writethru. Moved Sports (S) and General (G).
UNDATED _ The Pittsburgh Steelers are accustomed to playing games for first place in the AFC North. They just aren't used to having the Cincinnati Bengals as the opponent. And if the Bengals win at Heinz Field on Sunday, they will take a stranglehold on the division after having swept the Super Bowl champions. 1,000 words. By Barry Wilner. See Photos. FBN-NFL-This-Week. Moved.
INDIANAPOLIS _ This year, the rivalry between New England and Indianapolis comes with all the usual trimmings. AFC East leader vs. AFC South leader, one team vying to stay unbeaten and, of course, Peyton vs. Tom. For most of this decade, it's been the NFL's best rivalry and Sunday's game is expected to be another key chapter in what could be a playoff preview. 700 words. By Michael Marot. See Photos. FBN-Patriots-Colts. Moved Datafile only.
UNDATED _ For those who think the unbeaten Saints and Colts are destined to meet in the Super Bowl, remember that the Titans and Giants were in similar spots halfway through last season. Neither of them won a playoff game. So what has been most noteworthy through eight games, and what might be ahead? 1,000 words. By Barry Wilner. See Photos. FBN-On-Football-Halfway-Highs-&-Lows. Moved Datafile only.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. _ Chris Johnson is flashy from his gold-capped teeth to his iridescent pink BMW. He mentions Kobe Bryant and LeBron James when talking of making plays. Right now, the Tennessee back is running so fast and so long he is keeping pretty grand company in the NFL, averaging more yards per carry than Barry Sanders, O.J. Simpson and Jim Brown in the years they led the league in rushing. 1,000 words. By Teresa M. Walker. FBN-Titans-Johnson. Moved Datafile only.
SOCCER
ORLANDO, Fla. _ Breanna McMahon was just beginning her senior season and hoping to play soccer in college when the accident happened. It was at a car-wash fundraiser for her club team in September that an SUV accidentally pinned her against a brick wall, crippling the 17-year-old and forcing the amputation of her left leg. There's more to the story, however, than a personal tragedy. 1236 words. By Antonio Gonzalez. See Photo. SOC-Amputee's-Road-Back. Moved Datafile only.
UNDATED _ With three of the five African groups still undecided, Cameroon, Gabon, Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria and Tunisia are all in contention to qualify for next year's World Cup in South Africa.Each group winner goes through and three teams will join the hosts, Ivory Coast and Ghana at the first World Cup to be staged in Africa. 726 words. By Jerome Pugmire. SOC-WCup-African-Preview. Moved Datafile only.
PARIS _ Hands up all those who have shouted at the television or snorted with derision from the stands when a footballer, or any athlete for that matter, fluffs a pass, lets in a goal or gets knocked out in the first round. Thought so, pretty much everyone. 828 words. By John Leicester. See Photo. SOC-Enke-Column. Moved Datafile only.
FIGHTING
MANCHESTER, England _ Brandon (The Truth) Vera has long wondered just how good a fighter he really is. He'll find out Saturday when he takes on UFC Hall of Famer Randy (The Natural Couture) at UFC 105. At 46, Couture continues to defy Father Time. His chiselled torso is the stuff of envy to men half his age. ``There is no more old. He's broken all barriers,'' the 32-year-old Vera said admiringly. 900 words. By Neil Davidson. See Photos. MMA-UFC-105. Moved.
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- MMA-OLY-GSP-Wrestling. 1st Writethru. Moved.
LAS VEGAS _ Many in boxing think Miguel Cotto will be Manny Pacquiao's toughest challenge when they meet Saturday night in a highly anticipated 145-pound fight. Pacquiao seems more concerned with the concert he has planned afterward. 600 words. By Tim Dahlberg. BOX-Pacquiao-Cotto. 2nd Writethru. Moved.
OTHER SPORTS
UNDATED _ There are days skier Genevieve Simard feels like a batter who already has been called for two strikes in the bottom of the ninth inning. Simard, who missed the entire 2007-08 World Cup season after undergoing career-threatening surgery on her left knee, hurt her neck training at Nakiska, Alta., this week. While not serious, it's the latest in a series of injuries Simard has suffered as she battles for a spot on Alpine Canada's Olympic team. 760 words. By Jim Morris. OLY-SKI-Simard-Frustrated. Moved.
MELBOURNE, Australia _ Tiger Woods, best known for taming some of the longest courses on the PGA Tour, is enjoying the intricacies of the relatively short Kingston Heath lay out at this week's Australian Open. Woods had a stiff breeze at his back Friday as he stood on the 13th tee, his hand resting on the cover of his driver as he contemplated how to navigate the 354 yards to the green. 950 words. By Doug Ferguson. See Photo. GLF-Australian-Masters-Thinking-Tiger. Moved.
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_ GLF-Australian-Masters. 3rd Writethru. Moved.
NEW YORK _ Aroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby. The Cuban pitcher's defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want. 896 words. By Ronald Blum. See Photos. BBO-Chapman-Interview. Moved Datafile only.
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_ US-Cuba-Baseball-Dilomacy. Moved Datafile only.
NEW ORLEANS _ Chris Paul's loss was Tim Floyd's gain. From here on into the foreseeable future, they'll win and lose together. Paul said he was not sure firing Byron Scott as head coach was the change the struggling New Orleans Hornets needed to make. Floyd said the opportunity to rejoin the club as a top assistant ``seemed like a perfect scenario for me.'' 851 words. By Brett Martel. See Photo . BKN-Hornets-Coaching-Change. Moved.
AVONDALE, Ariz. _ Unless Jimmie Johnson stumbles, the championship race is over. So what incentive is there for the rest of the drivers over the final two races of the season? The answer is quite a lot. 700 words. By Jenna Fryer. CAR-NASCAR-Phoenix.
ENTERTAINMENT
TORONTO _ Though the Bush administration is no longer in power, there's still much to be gleaned from a play featuring its key players, says ``Stuff Happens'' director Joel Greenberg. ``I think there's still an intense fascination about him (former U.S. president George W. Bush) and the other principle players,'' Greenberg said in an interview when Mirvish first announced it would mount the play this fall. Previews begin this Saturday at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. 400 words. By Victoria Ahearn. THEATRE-Stuff-Happens.
New York;New York;United States _ Sarah Palin's new memoir describes heart-wrenching anguish about her teen daughter's pregnancy playing out before a national audience. But the 413-page tome doesn't contain a single reference to the father of her grandson, soon-to-be Playgirl model Levi Johnston.1294 words. By Richard T. Pienciak. See Photos. US-Books-Palin. Also moved World.
New York;New York;United States _ Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.Cable TV operator Comcast Corp. is expected to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal, perhaps as early as next week, bringing the network of Johnny Carson, Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Hope, Milton Berle and Tom Brokaw under the corporate control of the company that owns the Golf Channel and E! Entertainment Television. 1195 words. By David Bauder. See Photo . US-NBC-Past-and-Future. Also moved business, datafile only.
Rome;;Italy _ Italy is opening its first national museum for contemporary arts and architecture in a bid to shed its image as merely a keeper of a glorious artistic past.The 150-million euro Maxxi cultural centre opens Saturday for a limited weekend run, before its full-fledged opening in a few months. Located in a residential area of Rome, the museum was designed by Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid, the first woman to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004. 764 words. By Nicole Winfield. See Photos. EU-Italy-New-Museum. Also moved travel, datafile only.
LIFESTYLES
KOKONOGI, Japan _ A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerges from the dark sea, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more crowd the waters. Scientists believe the world's jellyfish, like ticks, bark beetles and other pests, are expanding their ranges with global warming, devastating fishing industries and stinging beachgoers from Japan to the Black Sea. 1,500 words. By Michael Casey. See CP Photos CPT300-306. Climate-'09-Jellyfish-Menace, 1st Writethru Advance. Moved.
BRYN MAWR, Pa. _ When Sharhea Wade arrived at Bryn Mawr College from a big-city high school, it seemed like every other student on the quiet, leafy campus had graduated from an exclusive private school. ``I felt intimidated by them,'' recalled Wade. Yet whenever she felt like a fish out of water, Wade could turn to her ``posse'' _ nine other girls who, like her, had been recruited from struggling Boston-area school districts and sent on full merit scholarship to the elite women's college. 880 words. By Kathy Matheson. See CP Photos CPT307-310. College-Posses, Advance. Moved.
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