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The Canadian Press Budget for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 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.
Copy moves by 18:00 ET unless otherwise noted; all times ET.
TORONTO _ Ontario confirmed a swine flu infection in a turkey breeding operation on Tuesday, but the province's health minister said it doesn't pose any threat to humans. The outbreak affected a breeder's flock of turkeys, which don't go into the food chain and therefore isn't a concern for human health, said Health Minister Deb Matthews. 500 words. By Helen Branswell. BC-Flu-Infected-Turkeys.
OTTAWA _ Prime Minister Stephen Harper called on ordinary Afghans to once again get out the vote Tuesday as he hailed the country's two presidential rivals for deciding to endorse a run-off election aimed at ending a protracted political crisis. Afghanistan's first round of democratic elections was ``not without controversy,'' but it's important to remember how far the country has come since the Taliban regime fell eight years ago, Harper said in a statement. Kandahar provincial governor Tooryalai Wesa, an Afghan-Canadian academic appointed to the post late last year, called the news a sign that the spirit of democracy is alive and well in Afghanistan. 720 words. Original item moved General; story moves World (G) and General (G), guard against duplication BC-Afghan-Cda-Election.
OTTAWA _ The federal government has proposed tough new measures to deal with white-collar criminals, including two-year minimum sentences in fraud cases involving more than $1 million. ``We are committed to cracking down on white-collar crime and increasing justice for victims by providing tougher sentences for the criminals responsible,'' Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Tuesday. 650 words. By Heather Scoffield. See CP Photos. Moves General (G) and Business (B). BC-CRIME-White-Collar.
OTTAWA _ The Bank of Canada succeeded in driving the loonie down by almost two cents Tuesday, but the question remains whether it can keep it there beyond a few days.In one of the gloomier reports in months, the central bank's governing council declared the loonie a menace to the recovery, saying at current levels it is already more than offsetting all the encouraging indicators they saw over the summer months. 814 words. By Julian Beltrame. BoC-Interest-Rates. Moves General (G) and Business (B)
OTTAWA _ A federal judge has ordered Canada's spy agency to hand over a secret file in the case of terror suspect Mohamed Harkat. In a decision made public today, Justice Simon Noel says CSIS must give the court details of a confidential source the spy service is using to support allegations against Harkat. 650 words. By Jim Bronskill. BC-CSIS-Sources.
OTTAWA _ The news media got a little less free in Canada this year. So says a watchdog group in its annual ranking of press freedom worldwide. 500 words. By Steve Rennie. BC-Cda-Press-Freedom.
UNDATED _ Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari has arrived home in London after being freed from a Tehran prison. His employer, Newsweek magazine, says Bahari is back in England, where his wife is expecting their first child next week. By Andy Blatchford. BC-Iran-Cda-Bahari-Home.
WASHINGTON _ Net neutrality _ it's not the catchiest moniker for a pressing technological issue, but it's something that dramatically affects anyone who spends time online, and it's a hot-button topic in both the United States and Canada this week. The Federal Communications Commission will announce new rules on Thursday that are expected to limit the control Internet service providers can exert over Web content and traffic. In Ottawa, the FCC's Canadian counterpart _ the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission _ is also set to announce the results of a network management hearing held over the summer that could determine the future of Net neutrality in Canada. But one observer says the two countries couldn't be further apart on the issue. 700 words. By Lee-Anne Goodman. BC-US-Cda-Net-Neutrality. Moves Business (B), World (W) and General (G).
HALIFAX _ Grainy images from a surveillance videotape flickered in a hushed Halifax courtroom Tuesday as a public inquiry started a painstaking visual review of the actions of jail guards and health officials during the final moments of Howard Hyde's life. Hyde, a 45-year-old man with a long history of mental illness, died in November 2007 after a brief struggle with guards at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility. 750 words. By Michael MacDonald. BC-Jail-Taser-Inquiry.
VANCOUVER _ The B.C. government has become the first in Canada to introduce a law restricting the sale and possession of body armour in a bid to curb its use by the province's flourishing gang underworld. Solicitor General Kash Heed admits gangsters who fear for their lives in drug rip-offs or rivals' assassination attempts can go next door to Alberta or import it from the U.S. and is hoping Ottawa and other provinces follow B.C.'s lead. 650 words. By Steve Mertl. BC-Body-Armour.
LONDON, Ont. _ Wayne Kellestine is a ``psychopath'' who, possibly fuelled by drugs, planned and carried out the ``terrible carnage'' that saw eight dead bikers shot and stuffed into vehicles in April 2006, a defence lawyer said Tuesday. Court is hearing closing submissions from the lawyers for six men who have pleaded not guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of eight Toronto Bandidos biker gang members. 700 words. By Allison Jones. BC-Biker-Slayings-Trial.
TORONTO _ Police in eastern Ontario who posted signs outside homes that had been searched for illegal drugs violated privacy laws, the province's privacy commissioner has found. The commissioner ordered the force to stop the practice, and the chief of the police service in Cornwall, Ont., said Tuesday he would comply with the order even though he disagreed with the decision. 450 words. By Colin Perkel. Cornwall-Drug-Signs.
UNDATED _ Former prime minister Jean Chretien has been awarded the Order of Merit by the Queen in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Seventy-five-year-old Chretien is only the fourth Canadian to be presented with the order. 650 words. By Joan Bryden. See CP Photos. Moves General (G) and World (W). BC-Chretien-Honour.
MONTREAL _ The Olympic torch is being produced in a super-secret undisclosed location, somewhere in Montreal. But that's about all we can tell you. Anyone wanting a glimpse of the facility must sign a non-disclosure agreement under security rules dictated by the Games' Vancouver organizing committee. The secrecy surrounding the torch is the latest example of a Games where security and silence have become synonymous. 500 words. By Peter Rakobowchuk. BC-OLY-2010-Torch.
VANCOUVER _ The rays of sunlight shining down on Greece will warm next February's Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The torch lighting ceremony in Olympia on Thursday, with its participants wearing Greek robes while using a mirror and the sun to ignite the Olympic flame, has all the flavour of an ancient sacrament. But experts say the torch and the relay are primarily modern inventions, meant to connect the Olympics of today with the romance of ancient Greece. 600 words. By James Keller. BC-OLY-2010-Torch-Ceremony.
EDMONTON _Search and rescue groups say they want the federal government to help pay for liability and accident insurance for their volunteers or risk having members quit or groups withdraw from providing emergency services. 600 words. By John Cotter. Rescuers-Insurance-Ottawa.
UNDATED _ Arachnophobia sufferers beware: scientists have discovered a new species of spider _ a behemoth that spins a web a metre wide and dines on birds and bats. 700 words. By Sheryl Ubelacker. EMBARGOED until 8 p.m. EDT TODAY, Oct. 20. See CP Photo. Giant-Spider, Advance. Also moves Lifestyles (L).
TORONTO _ Ontario could face a ``long, slow grind'' to economic recovery that includes a high deficit and possible cuts to services, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan said Tuesday. In a speech to Toronto's business community just two days before he's set to deliver the fall economic statement, Duncan said Ontario was hit earlier and harder by the global economic downturn than other jurisdictions and it will take several years of deficits to get out of it. 500 words. By Romina Maurino. BC-Ont-Economy. Moves Regional (C).
HALIFAX _ Corporate and union donations to political parties in Nova Scotia would be banned under amendments to legislation the provincial government introduced Tuesday. The NDP government also took aim at a $2.3-million trust fund that helps fund the Opposition Liberals, introducing an amendment that would ban its use for political purposes. 450 words. By Michael Tutton. BC-NS-Political-Donations.
REGINA - The birthplace of medicare could see more private delivery of health services as the Saskatchewan government tries to tackle a backlog in surgical wait times. Premier Brad Wall says the legislative session, which starts Wednesday with a throne speech, will focus on improving health care and that means looking at different ways to cut wait times. 500 words. By Jennifer Graham. BC-Sask-Legis. Moves Regional (D).
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VANCOUVER _ The first of 76 migrants towed into a Victoria harbour on the weekend under police and navy escort will have immigrations hearings starting today. The hearings within 48 hours are mandatory under Canadian law. Story planned.
WORLD
KABUL _ A grim President Hamid Karzai bows to intense U.S. pressure and agrees to a Nov. 7 runoff election, acknowledging he fell short of a majority after UN-backed auditors stripped him of nearly a third of his votes. Election officials scramble to organize a new ballot _ described by the UN chief as a ``huge challenge'' _ as the fierce Afghan winter approaches and the country faces a growing Taliban threat. 800 words. By Heidi Vogt. See Photo. AS-Afghanistan. Moved.
See also:
UN-UN-Afghanistan. Moved.
US-US-Afghanistan. Moved.
Afghan-Cda-Election. Moved under General (G).
VATICAN CITY _ The Vatican announced surprise plans Tuesday to make it easier for Anglicans to convert, reaching out to those who are disaffected by the election of female and gay bishops to join the Catholic Church's conservative ranks. Pope Benedict approved a new church provision that will allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while maintaining many of their distinctive spiritual and liturgical traditions, including married priests. 1,000 words. By Nicole Winfield. See Photos. EU-Vatican-Anglicans. Moved.
TEHRAN _ A special court formed after Iran's post-election unrest has convicted an Iranian-American academic and sentenced him to more than 12 years in prison, state media said Tuesday. Kian Tajbakhsh was the only American in an ongoing mass trial of alleged Iranian opposition members and reportedly faced charges including espionage, contacting foreign agents and acting against Iran's national security. 900 words. By Nasser Karimi. ML-Iran. Moved.
LONDON _ To the outrage of many Britons, a white-supremacist fringe party riding a wave of electoral success has been invited to participate in a BBC prime-time TV show on politics. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour party government says it is appalled that the far right British National party will get such high-profile exposure to millions of viewers. The BBC, however, says as a publicly funded broadcaster it must cover all political parties that have a national presence. 700 words. By Jill Lawless. See Photos. EU-Britain-Far-Right. Moved.
ISLAMABAD _ Suicide bombers attacked an Islamic university popular with foreigners in Pakistan's capital Tuesday, killing four people in apparent retaliation for an escalating army offensive on a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold near the Afghan border. An Associated Press reporter close to the battle zone in South Waziristan met a group of Taliban fighters who challenged army claims of progress in the four-day assault, saying they had pushed soldiers back from the strategic town of Kotkai. 800 words. By Chris Brummitt. See Photos. AS-Pakistan. Moved.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida _ NASA's new rocket arrived at the launching pad Tuesday for a test flight next week that comes at a time when the future of the U.S. spaceflight program is up in the air. It's the first time in 34 years that a rocket other than the space shuttle has stood at Launch Pad 39-B. NASA modified the pad for this rocket, which is supposed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon. 400 words. By Marcia Dunn. See Photos. US-SCI-Moon-Rocket-Test. 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:
_ US-Cda-Net-Neutrality.
HOCKEY
UNDATED _ Even though it's a decision NHL teams grapple with every season, there's still no clear answer about whether the benefits outweigh the negatives when it comes to keeping teenage hockey players. An important deadline looms for the handful of 18-year-olds currently playing for NHL teams. 700 words. By Chris Johnston. See Photos. CPT113-114. HKN-Keeping-The-Kids.
OTTAWA _ Cory Clouston was a relatively unknown coach when he took over the Ottawa Senators eight months ago. His profile hasn't increased much since then, but if the Senators continue the turnaround they've experienced since Clouston took over, it will only be a matter of time before Clouston becomes a more-recognizable name around the NHL. 700 words. By Chris Yzerman. See Photo CPT104. HKN-Sens-Clouston.
FOOTBALL
MONTREAL _ The Montreal Alouettes are confident _ but far from certain _ that Anthony Calvillo will be back at quarterback on Saturday in Winnipeg. The leader of the CFL's top offence is still nursing an injured left calf that forced him out of a game against Hamilton last Sunday. Calvillo says he won't know know for sure until he gives it a workout on the field. 500 words. By Bill Beacon. FBO-CFL-Als-Calvillo.
ASHBURN, Va. _ Handing the offence to a Bingo caller smacks of desperation. For the Washington Redskins, the problems run far deeper than whether the next play is a run or a pass, and they start at the top. ``We've got more issues than you can think of,'' quarterback Jason Campbell says. 700 words. By Joseph White. AP Photos. FBN-On-Football-Dysfunctional-Redskins.
CINCINNATI _ Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco has a new iPhone application out, one created by quarterback Jordan Palmer and two of his friends. For $4.99, Ochocinco fans can follow his daily exploits in photos, videos and tweets. 600 words. By Joe Kay. See Photo. FBN-Ochocinco's-App.
IRVING, Texas _ Whatever reasons the Atlanta Falcons had for giving up on linebacker Keith Brooking, the Dallas Cowboys are sure glad they did.As intense as ever in his 12th NFL season, Brooking leads the team in tackles and has brought an edge they were missing. He's become the emotional leader and has a great feel for the pulse of the team. 932 words. By Jaime Aron. FBN-Cowboys-Brooking. Moved Datafile only.
OLYMPICS
UNDATED _ The Canadian Olympic Committee's chief medical officer recommends the country's Olympians get the vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus when it becomes available. Dr. Bob McCormacks says the athletes are a high-risk group because of their age and also because they travel and live in close quarters with other athletes. 700 words. By Donna Spencer. One in a series of previews for the 2010 Olympics. OLY-Countdown-To-2010.
BEIJING _ Chinese sports officials struck a deal to bring the Olympics to Beijing, promising to support Jacques Rogge's bid to head the International Olympic Committee in return for European backing for Beijing's bid, according to a recently released memoir. Retired sports minister and president of the Chinese Olympic Committee, Yuan Weimin, describes in his book the alleged arrangements surrounding Beijing's Olympic bid in 2001. 520 words. See Photo. OLY-China-Olympic-Memoir, 1st Writethru. Moved.
See also:
_ OLY-IOC-Rio-Violence. Moved.
_ OLY-2016-British-Talent-Hunt. Moved Datafile only.
FIGHTING
MONTREAL _ If ring rust was a factor when Adrian Diaconu lost his WBC light heavyweight belt to fellower Montrealer Jean Pascal, it won't be for the rematch on Dec. 11 at the Bell Centre. The Romanian-born Duaconu promises an even better fight than their 12-round battle in June. 600 words. By Bill Beacon. BOX-Diaconu-Pascal.
UNDATED _ When Rob (The Rosedale Reaper) Kimmons enters the cage Saturday night at UFC 104, he will be fighting for his future _ and to escape his past. After enduring a rocky road, the 28-year-old is a happily married man with three children. He is free of the chains of alcohol and secure in his faith. And Kimmons has achieved his dream to fight in the UFC, where he is 2-1 going into his UFC 104 showdown with veteran middleweight Jorge (El Conquistador) Rivera at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. 1,500 words. By Neil Davidson. See Photo CPT101. MMA-UFC-104-Kimmons. Moved Datafile only.
OTHER SPORTS
PHILADELPHIA _ With Jimmy Rollins right in the middle of it, the Phillies are one victory from returning to the World Series. ``We believe in ourselves,'' says Rollins, who doubled in the winning runs in the ninth inning Monday night. Philadelphia can close out the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 on Wednesday night. 600 words. By Rob Maaddi. BBN-NLCS.
TORONTO _ Muscle Hill drew the No. 1 post for the $617,880 three-year-old colt trot at Saturday's $5.1-million Breeders Crown harness racing event.Muscle Hill, an overwhelming 1-5 favourite, will be after his 20th straight win at Woodbine Racetrack. 600 words. By Dan Ralph. RAC-Breeders-Crown. Early story moved, will be writethru.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa _ With just over 200 days left before the start of Africa's first World Cup, South Africa is in need of a miracle worker if the soccer fortunes of the host nation are to be revived.The team has been left in disarray after a series of losses that has dropped the country to 85th in the FIFA rankings. 626 words. By Celean Jacobson. See Photo. SOC-South-Africa-Santana. Moved Datafile only.
See also:
_ SOC-FIFA-Blatter, 1st Writethru. Moved.
_ SOC-Sweden-Larsson. Moved Datafile only.
_ SOC-MLS-Diversity, 1st Writethru. Moved Datafile only.
_ SOC-Czech-New-Coach. Moved Datafile only.
_ SOC-Stoke-Huth. Moved Datafile only.
_ SOC-Kenny-Appeal-Rejected. Moved Datafile only.
PARIS _ There is something fishy about France's latest probe into the former team of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong.Leaving no stones _ or in this case, syringes _ unturned in the battle against doping is commendable. Unless, of course, the investigation proves to be little more than a vendetta against the cyclist some French love to hate, convinced as they are that the cancer-survivor can only have triumphed through doping. 733 words. By John Leicester. CYC-Doping-Column. Moved Datafile only.
See also:
_ GLF-Golf-Notes. Moves Datafile only.
UNDATED _ Tadd Fujikawa got his driver's license in April and graduated from high school in June. The next big test for the 18-year-old from Hawaii is his first venture to PGA Tour qualifying, where he faces long odds of making it through 252 holes to get his card. 700 words. By Doug Ferguson. See AP Photos. GLF-On-The-Fringe. Moves Datafile only.
BUSINESS EDITORS: Here are The Canadian Press Business budget lines for 3 p.m. ET. Plans may change as circumstances warrant.
Queries should be addressed to business editor John Valorzi at 416-507-2146 or David Paddon on the business desk at 416-507-2138 or Craig Wong at 613-231-8631. To contact CP Business by email, send messages to businessthecanadianpress.com.
In addition to the following, a story slugged BC-BoC-Interest-Rates will move General (G) and Business (B). Please guard against duplication.
MONTREAL _ Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) reports its third-quarter results after markets close on Tuesday. The Montreal-based company is expected to report weaker results because of lower volume caused by the economic recession. 500 words. By Ross Marowits. BC-Canadian-National-Railway.
MONTREAL _ Domtar Corp. (TSX:UFS) says it is shutting down paper output but converting its Plymouth, N.C. mill to fluff pulp production, a move that will cut 170 jobs but secure the mill's future for a growing export market. Domtar announced Tuesday it is investing $73.5 million to help triple capacity of fluff pulp, which is used in making baby diapers and other absorbent products. 415 words. BC-Domtar-Investment, Budget. Moved. Will be Updated
TORONTO _ Score one for JLL Partners in its protracted hostile takeover bid for Canadian pharmaceutical products company Patheon Inc. (TSX:PTI). Swiss drug company Lonza Group, once seen as a potential white knight in the battle between Patheon and the New York-based investment firm, announced Tuesday it has withdrawn from negotiations with Toronto-based Patheon. 750 words. By B.H. McKenna. BC-Patheon-Lonza, 2nd Writethru. Moved.
TORONTO _ The United Steelworkers were able to claim a partial victory Tuesday after a labour board agreed to hear a union grievance against miner Vale Inco, but the prospects for resolving an ongoing strike any time soon continued to look bleak. Moves General (G) and Business (B). BC-Labour-Board-Inco, 2nd Writethru. Moved.
MONTREAL _ The Newfoundland and Labrador government has asked a Quebec court to force AbitibiBowater to provide it access to the insolvent company's data room to keep tabs on its financial health as a creditor. By Ross Marowits. BC-AbitibiBowater, 1st Writethru. Moved. Will be Updated.
MONTREAL _ The iPhone and Research In Motion's BlackBerry are the face of smartphones in Canada and there's plenty of room for them to compete against each other and with other smartphones once Bell and Telus start offering Apple's touchscreen phonee, say analysts. RIM and Apple are top competitors in North American and globally when it comes to smartphones. 550 words. By LuAnn LaSalle. BC-iPhone-Cda. Moved.
CALGARY _ Enterra Energy Trust (TSX:ENT.UN) said Tuesday it was shifting its focus to growth-oriented oil exploration in Alberta and Oklahoma _ a move that positions the firm well ahead of changes to how income trusts are taxed in 2011, said chief financial officer Blaine Boerchers. 500 words. By Lauren Krugel. BC-Enterra-Energy, 3rd Writethru.
CALGARY _ The Alberta government has extended the time frame by two years for a program that would see the province take its royalty payments from oil producers in-kind, or in physical bitumen. It's a way to encourage companies to process more of their tar-like bitumen in Alberta, rather than let the jobs and investment flow south of the border to the United States. 600 words. By Lauren Krugel. Bitumen-Alberta. Moved. Will be Updated.
VANCOUVER - Rockwell Diamonds Inc. (TSX:RDI), a Canadian miner with operations in southern Africa, is ``cautiously optimistic'' the market for its shiny stones will continue to improve after a near collapse in the market earlier this year. Rockwell is the latest Canadian miner to report a recovery in the diamond market in recent weeks, which comes in runup to the crucial holiday shopping season. 550 words. Brenda Bouw Rockwell-Diamonds. Moved
WASHINGTON _ Construction of new U.S. homes edged up slightly in September, helped by a rebound in single-family construction. But applications for building permits fell by the largest amount in five months, a worrisome sign for future housing work. 650 words. By Martin Crutsinger. BC-US-Economy, Budget. Moved.
SEATTLE _ Wall Street knew Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) results for the most recent quarter would blow past the company's conservative guidance, but investors clearly weren't prepared for the 47 per cent jump in profit that Apple delivered. Shares leaped 5.4 per cent Tuesday on news that Apple sold more iPhone and Mac computers than ever. BY Jessica Mintz. BC-US-Earns-Apple, Budget. Moved.
UNDATED _ Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) sees signs of a recovery and said its sales will improve next year as dealers start restocking the company's yellow-and-black equipment used in construction and mining. Despite cost-cutting and price hikes, the company said profits fell 53 per cent in its latest quarter. The company failed to overcome a sharp decline in sales as dealers continue to supply customers by chipping away at stockpiles rather than placing new orders. 495 words. By Daniel Lovering. See Photos 2. BC-US-Earns-Caterpillar, 2nd Writethru Budget. Moved
SAN FRANCISCO _ Investors will be looking for signs that Yahoo Inc. is finally starting to turn the corner when the long-slumping Internet company releases its third-quarter earnings. 550 words. By Michael Liedtke. Eds: Coming after the closing bell. BC-Earns-Yahoo.
SAN FRANCISCO _ After bogging down in the recession, Internet advertising appears to be regaining the momentum that has made it the hottest marketing machine through most of this decade. These signs of an online revival are emerging while print and broadcast advertising remains in a slump that has triggered mass layoffs, pay cuts and other upheaval. 600 words. By Michael Liedtke. BC-Internet-Advertising-Rebound.
UNDATED _ Earnings reports this week show that a rebound will come sooner for companies like Caterpillar and Peabody that ship machinery, coal and other products to emerging markets such as India and China. Things should go better for Coke in those countries as well. Meanwhile, companies whose results are tethered to North America and Europe still have to rely on cost-cutting to muddle through. By Emily Fredrix. BC-US-Earnings-Bottom-Line. Moves Datafile only.
MADRID, Spain _ A Spanish union is planning to strike at an Opel auto plant to protest job cuts planned by Canadian auto parts giant Magna International (TSX:MG.A). The Opel plant in Zaragoza, Spain, employs 7,500 people. Magna has said it wants to lay off 1,350 workers at Zaragoza and shift part of the factory's production to Germany as part of its takeover of Opel from General Motors Co. 600 words. BC-Magna-Opel, 1st Writethru. Moved. Will be Updated.
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TORONTO _ The Canadian dollar fell more than two cents US Tuesday afternoon after the Bank of Canada said the sharp rise in the Canadian dollar is damaging the economy. 900 words. By Malcolm Morrison. BC-Dollar-Markets, 5th Writethru. Moved. Will be Updated
QUEBEC CITY, Que. _ Avrio Ventures LP is poised to become the largest shareholder of Advitech Inc. (TSXV:AVI), a health-sciences company that is positioning itself to become a manufacturer, developer and marketer of skin-care products. Advitech currently produces Dermylex for the treatment of mild-to-moderate psoriasis. Advitech has drawn up a research program to develop new applications related to wound healing. 261 words. BC-Advitech-Botaneco, 1st Writethru. Moved
MONTREAL _ Pixman Nomadic Media Inc. (TSXV:PMN) replaces chief executive officer. Daniel Langlois, chairman of the board of directors, will take on CEO's role on an interim basis while the company's board seeks replacement for Philippe Gribeauval. BC-Pixman-Nomadic-Media.
MONTREAL _ The U.S. defence department has opted to extend its contract with Canadian Helicopters Income Fund (TSX: CHL.UN) by a year until Nov. 30, 2010. The Canadian helicopter operator has been providing transportation services to the U.S. military in Afghanistan, where NATO member counties are fighting in support of the government of President Hamid Karzai. BC-Canadian-Helicopters, 1st Writethru. Moved.
OTTAWA _ Urbanfund Corp. (TSXV:UFC) has conditional agreement to buy seven apartment buildings and 54 rental townhouses in Kitchener, Ont., and Toronto. Total price is $53.4 million, before adjustments. BC-Urbanfund.
OTTAWA _ Travel from Canada to the United States and other countries increased in August, while travel to Canada remained stable. Overall, the number of trips by Canadian residents abroad rose 6.7 per cent from July's total, to just over four million. BC-StatsCan-Travel. Moved.
OTTAWA _ C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV:CMI) posts third-quarter net income of $358,460 or 1.1 cents a share, down from year-earlier's $780,622 or 2.4 cents a share. Revenues fell 14 per cent to $2.1 million compared with $2.4 million. 125 words. BC-C-Com, 1st Writethru.
OTTAWA _ The composite leading index rose by 1.1 per cent in September, its fourth straight gain, while August was revised up to 1.2 per cent from 1.1. Statistics Canada reports seven of 10 components advanced, led again by the stock market and the housing index, while two components declined. BC-StatsCan-Indicators. Moved
OTTAWA _ A new report says Canada's federal and provincial governments will spend their way into a $90-billion national deficit this year, and it could reach as much as $100 billion. The Toronto-Dominion Bank says only Saskatchewan will be able to avoid going into the red during the current fiscal year without dipping into rainy day funds. 194 words. Will be updated. BC-Government-Deficits.
TORONTO _ Jazz Air (TSX:JAZ.UN) has dropped lawsuits against the Toronto Port Authority and Porter Airlines over Porter's startup in 2006 at Toronto's City Centre Airport. The regional carrier spun off from Air Canada (TSX:AC.A) had launched separate suits against the port authority and Porter in a legal fight that started over access to the downtown airport. 148 words. Moves on Business and Ontario regional wires. Will be updated. BC-Jazz-Toronto-Port, 1st Writethru. Moved. Will be Updated
TORONTO _ Life science company MDS Inc. holds a special meeting to seek approval of the proposed sale of MDS Analytical Technologies to Danaher Corp. BC-MDS.
CALGARY _ Glamis Resources Ltd. (TSXV:GLM.A) is increasing its position in the oil-rich Bakken formation in southeast Saskatchewan, announcing Tuesday an acquisition and the purchase of a stake in a partnership for a total cost of $256 million. BC-Glamis-Resources, 1st Writethru.
CALGARY _ Pemberton Energy Ltd. (TSX:PBT) will issue 3.0 million fewer shares than initially expected to acquire 50 per cent of the production from the Panny 8-25-095-W5M oil well. BC-Pemberton, 1st Writethru.
EDMONTON _ Epcor Utilities Inc. is paying $100 million to become the primary potable water and wastewater services provider for Suncor's (TSX:SU) oilsands operations. BC-Epcor-Suncor, 1st Writethru. Moved.
VANCOUVER _ Seacliff Construction Corp. (TSX:SDC) announced Tuesday it has been awarded three major contracts in western Canada totalling $78 million. Seacliff's Dominion Construction contracting division will be responsible for the contracts. BC-Seacliff-Construction-Corp. Moved
VANCOUVER _ Amato Exploration Ltd. (TSXV:AMT) to acquire 50 per cent stake in El Creston property from Minera Copper Canyon de Mexico SA de CV. Amato to close deal with US$11.2 million in property exploration, US$1.1 million in cash and seven million in common shares. BC-Amoto-Exploration, 1st Writethru. Moved.
VANCOUVER _ Alexis Minerals Corp. (TSX:AMC) has struck a friendly deal to acquire Garson Gold Corp. (TSXV:GG), a Vancouver-based junior miner, in a share swap deal valued at $33.2 million. BC-ALexis-Garson, 1st Writethru.
ENTERTAINMENT
EDS: A short item on the winners of tonight's Gemini Award gala will move by 10:30 p.m. ET.
TORONTO _ Call it a ``Tweecession.'' Some of the big stars who gave social networking site Twitter a buzzy boost such as Miley Cyrus and Courtney Love have recently retired from sharing the minutiae of their lives in bite-sized online updates. Will other celebrities follow suit, or will the world's brightest stars keep Tweeting? 700 words. By Nick Patch. BC-Twitter-Celebs.
TORONTO _ Eugene Levy says he relishes doing voice work for animated features like the upcoming ``Astro Boy'' because it requires him to stretch as an actor.`` It's a good exercise for me because I get taken places that I rarely go in my work,'' the one-time SCTV funnyman said during a recent telephone interview from Los Angeles. 485 words. By Andrea Baillie. FILM-Levy-Astro-Boy. Moved.
TORONTO _ September saw Toronto overrun with red carpets and big-name talent from Hollywood and abroad for the city's world-renowned film festival. Now, the city is preparing for another prestigious name-drawing festival _ although it attracts a slightly different crowd. The International Festival of Authors may not be quite as glamourous as TIFF but it has a similar knack for attracting big talents and will soon launch 10 days of literary events. 600 words. By Michael Oliveira. BC-BOOKS-Toronto-Festival. Moved.
GENEVA _ Roman Polanski's three decades as a fugitive are coming back to haunt him. Noting his previous escape from U.S. authorities, Switzerland's top criminal court on Tuesday rejected Polanski's appeal to be released from prison because of the ``high'' risk that the 76-year-old director would try to flee again. 876 words. By Bradley S. Klapper. See Photo. EU-Switzerland-Polanski, 5th writethru. Moved.
PARIS _ The Sun King shines again at Versailles.Hundreds of long-dispersed portraits, sculptures and tapestries celebrating Louis XIV have returned to Versailles, a former hunting lodge that the autocratic French monarch transformed as a reflection of his glory into a palace of unrivalled opulence. 832 words. By Jenny Barchfield. See Photos. EU-France-Sun-King. Moved datafile only.
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Eds: In addition to the following budgeted copy moving Lifestyles, a story slugged Giant-Spider, Advance is highlighted in BC-Budget-Canadian and is moving General (G) and Lifestyles (L). EMBARGOED until 8 p.m. Tuesday.
TORONTO _ LG Fashion Week continues Tuesday with collections from Travis Taddeo, ``Project Runway Canada'' finalist Jason Meyers, Montreal's Andy The-Anh and Toronto menswear label Bustle. David Dixon will again be pulling double duty with presentations of his signature collection and his Barbie line. 1,000 words. By Lauren La Rose. See CP Photos. BC-FASHION-Toronto-Week. Story will move by 1 a.m. ET.
MONTREAL _ The BlackBerry is changing how people work, making them both more productive and more tied to their offices even if it gives them the freedom to work from home or answer an email while out getting a coffee. The newly relesed book ``BlackBerry Planet'' looks at the origins of the device and also how workers balance their life with the device outside working hours. 500 words. By LuAnn LaSalle. See CP Photo CPT300. BC-Life-Focus-BlackBerry-Work.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ They work in sales, IT, construction, some for the state of California. There's a DJ, a couple of doctoral students, even a college professor. A wide variety of backgrounds, one common goal: to find dive bars. They call themselves the Dive Bar Connoisseurs and for five years they've gathered twice a month at a new Sacramento-area establishment in search of cheap drinks and an utter lack of pretension. By John Marshall. See AP Photos. FOOD-Dive-Bar Connoisseurs.
NEW YORK _ Suzanne Somers is at it again. The former sitcom actress who takes and promotes so-called ``bioidentical'' hormones has a new book on treating cancer with alternative remedies. Somers is the most visible, but not the only, celebrity to promote non-traditional and often questionable treatments. By Jocelyn Noveck. See AP Photos. Unproven-Remedies-Celebrities.
UNDATED _ Save it or scrap it? Parents of children big and small struggle with what, how and where to store the tons of arts, crafts and creations that kids bring home, from their earliest days in preschool, when every scribble seems a stroke of brilliance, to later education, when creativity often takes on larger proportions. ``If it can't go on a wall or be given to grandma for Christmas, then throw it out,'' suggests one expert. By Diana Marszalek. See AP Photos. With Tips. Homes-Kids-Art.
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