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The Canadian Press News Look-Ahead for Sept. 4-10(Canadian Press DataFile Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Sunday, Sept. 4 -Saturday, Sep. 10, 2011 as of 11:14 a.m. ET: x-denotes wire, y-denotes picture, z-denotes graphics coverage. Copy from other events based on merit and availability. All times local unless otherwise noted. Queries about these events and stories in The Canadian Press report should be directed to the departments listed below (all phone numbers 416 area code): Main Desk (National News) 507-2150; Sports Desk 507-2154; Ontario Desk 507-2159; Photo Desk 507-2169; Specials Desk (Syndicated Copy) 507-2152; IT Desk (Technical Trouble) 507-2099 or 800-268-8149 SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 CALGARY _ International longboarding World Cup event. Media scrum at 9:30 (Friday). Through Sept. 4. (9:30 a.m. at Tea House, Canada Olympic Park) MONDAY, SEPT. 5 HALIFAX _ Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, speaks at a Labour Day event. Georgetti will be available to the media for interviews. (10:30 a.m. at Victoria Park) TUESDAY, SEPT. 6 BURLINGTON, Ont. _ Evertz Technologies Ltd. holds first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-866-250-6267. (5 p.m.) HAMILTON _ A coroner's inquest into the death of Kenneth Lyon, 32, who died on Feb. 23, 2010, at his residence during an involvement with the Hamilton Police Service. Through Sept.7 (John Sopinka Courthouse, 45 Main Street East) PICTON, Ont. _ Trial begins for Dean Brown, charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in shooting deaths of Tracy Hannah and her 14-year-old daughter Whitney, and wounding of his ex-girlfriend Shannon Hannah. (Picton Superior Court) TORONTO _ Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy holds forum on collection and interpretation of public opinion during election campaigns. (10 a.m. at 130 King St. West) TORONTO _ Delrand Resources Ltd. annual meeting of shareholders. TORONTO _ Long list announced for Scotiabank Giller Prize. CALGARY _ Rick George, president and chief executive officer of Suncor Energy will present at the Barclays Capital CEO Energy-Power conference. (3 p.m.) CALGARY _ Erik Wanamaker to be sentenced on conviction of accessing and possessing child porn. CALGARY _ Trial for three men charged in a New Year's day shooting (2009) that killed an innocent bystander at a restaurant. (Court of Queen's Bench) TABER, Alta. _ Former police official Curtis David Paradee to appear in court on charges of child porn and communicating with an under-age person on the Internet for the purpose of committing an offence. CUT KNIFE, Sask. _ Court appearance for nine members of the Poundmaker First Nation who face 47 charges of fraud, theft and breach of trust. (Provincial court ) BURANBY, B.C. _ Road safety digital billboard unveiled for school zones (9 a.m. at Across from Aubrey Elementary School, 1075 Stratford Avenue) KELOWNA, B.C. _ Jury selection as first-degree murder trial begins for Neil Snelson, accused of the Oct. 1993 murder of 19-year-old Kelowna student Jennifer Cusworth. Through Oct. 7. (9 a.m. at Kelowna Law Courts, ) VANCOUVER _ Cohen Commission hearings continue. Aquaculture. Through Sept. 8. (10 a.m. at Federal Court, 8th floor, 701 West Georgia Street) WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7 NEW YORK _ Brian Grassby, senior VP finance and comptroller of Canadian Pacific, presents at the Dahlman Rose and Co. Annual Global Transportation Conference. Go to http://www.cpr.ca for the webcast. (11:30 a.m. at Omni Berkshire Hotel) MONCTON, N.B. _ Major Drilling Group International Inc. first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-647-427-7450 with conference ID793233704. (8:30 a.m.) MONTREAL _ ADF Group Inc. second-quarter conference call. Dial 1-877-974-0445. (10 a.m.) MONTREAL _ Transcontinental will review its third-quarter results on conference call. Dial 1-514-807-8791. (4:15 p.m.) MONTREAL _ Dalai Lama attends Second Global Conference on World's Religions after 9/11, accompanied by Deepak Chopra and Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi. (Palais des congres, 201 Viger West) OTTAWA _ International Datacasting Corp. holds second-quarter conference call. Dial 1-866-696-5910 with code : 6052866. (8:30 a.m.) OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases grain stocks as of July 31, 2011. (8:30 a.m. at http://www.statcan.gc.ca) OTTAWA _ Panel discussion with prominent speakers, including Maher Arar and Alex Neve, Sec. Gen. of Amnesty International Canada, discuss surveillance since 9/11. (4 p.m. at Alumni Auditorium, University of Ottawa, Jock Turcot Centre) HAMILTON _ A coroner's inquest into the death of Kenneth Lyon, 32, who died on Feb. 23, 2010, at his residence during an involvement with the Hamilton Police Service. Through Sept.7 (John Sopinka Courthouse, 45 Main Street East) OSHAWA, Ont. _ Durham Regional Police Service Const. Bradley Browne in court on one charge of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in case of motorcycle rider hurt in crash with police cruiser. (Ontario Court of Justice, 150 Bond St. E.) TORONTO _ Scotia Capital Financials Summit. CEO of TD Bank Group Ed Clark presents. (10 a.m.) TORONTO _ The 26th Annual Gemini Awards to be broadcast live from the CBC Broadcast Center. (8 p.m. at CBC, 250 Front St. W) TORONTO _ DundeeWealth Inc. holds special meeting of shareholders to consider a special resolution authorizing an amendment to the Company's articles. CALGARY _ Trial for three men charged in a New Year's day shooting (2009) that killed an innocent bystander at a restaurant. (Court of Queen's Bench) CALGARY _ Viterra third-quarter conference call. Dial 1-800-952-6845. (11:15 a.m.) RED DEER, Alta. _ Preliminary hearing for Leo Ducharme, who is charged with sexually assaulting a severely disabled man in his care. (Provincial court) RED DEER, Alta. _ Sentencing of Andrew Tettersell who pleaded guilty to his role in a worldwide child exploitation network. MOOSE JAW, Sask. _ Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall dinner. Speech at 7 p.m. (5 p.m. at Exhibition Grounds) SASKATOON _ Canada hosts the Cairns Group, a coalition of 19 agricultural exporting countries, to talk about WTO negotiations on agriculture and other agricultural trade related issues. KELOWNA, B.C. _ Jury selection as first-degree murder trial begins for Neil Snelson, accused of the Oct. 1993 murder of 19-year-old Kelowna student Jennifer Cusworth. Through Oct. 7. (9 a.m. at Kelowna Law Courts, ) SURREY, B.C. _ Gaming grant review community forum. (8:30 a.m. at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 12666 72nd Ave.) VANCOUVER _ Cohen Commission hearings continue. Aquaculture. Through Sept. 8. (10 a.m. at Federal Court, 8th floor, 701 West Georgia Street) THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 x-WASHINGTON _ U.S. President Barack Obama addresses Congress on his jobs plan. (8 p.m. on Capitol Hill) NEW YORK _ The Credit Suisse 2011 Automotive and Transportation Conference. Brian Grassby, senior VP Finance and Comptroller of Canadian Pacific, presents at 9:55 a.m. Go to /http://www.cpr.ca for the webcast. (11 Madison Avenue) RENO, NEV. _ Annual general meeting of miner Gryphon Gold Corp., listed on the TSX. (10:30 a.m. at Atlantis Resort and Casino, 3800 South Virginia Street, Grand Ballroom 73 ) MONTREAL _ Transat A.T. Inc. third-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-222-7048. (10 a.m.) OTTAWA _ March Networks holds first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-800-814-4859 or go to http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases the Canadian international merchandise trade figures for July. (8:30 a.m. at http://www.statcan.gc.ca) OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases the value of building permits for July. (8:30 a.m. at http://www.statcan.gc.ca) OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases the new housing price index for July. (8:30 a.m. at http://www.statcan.gc.ca) OTTAWA _ The Conservative Party holds a summer caucus retreat. (TBA) MISSISSAUGA, Ont. _ Media availability with 2011 world champion Patrick Chan and 2010 Olympic and world champs Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. (10 a.m. at Hershey Centre) TORONTO _ Harry Winston Diamond Corp. holds second-quarter conference call. Dial 1-866-831-6270 with passcode 34099286 or go to http://investor.harrywinston.com for live webcast. (8:30 a.m.) TORONTO _ The Economic Club of Canada presents "2011 Emergency Economic Outlook." Cheif economists from TD, RBC, BMO, Scotiabank and CIBC will speak. (7:30 p.m. at 80 Richmond Street West, Suite 501) TORONTO _ Xceed Mortgage Corp. releases third-quarter results before markets open. TORONTO _ International hearings on 9/11 sponsored by the International Center for 9/11 Studies. Through Sept. 11. (Ryerson University) xy-TORONTO _ 36th Toronto International Film Festival. CALGARY _ Trial for three men charged in a New Year's day shooting (2009) that killed an innocent bystander at a restaurant. (Court of Queen's Bench) WETASKIWIN, Alta. _ Four people appear in court, charged under the Alberta Tobacco Tax Act over 16 million seized cigarettes. They include Chief Carolyn Buffalo of the Montana First Nation, Robbie Dickson of Rainbow Tobacco, Dwayne Ouimet and Jason Lucas. (9 a.m. at Provincial court) ESTEVAN, Sask. _ Court appearance for four teenagers charged in connection with break and enters at home in the flooded village of Roche Percee. (9:30 a.m.) SASKATOON _ Canada hosts the Cairns Group, a coalition of 19 agricultural exporting countries, to talk about WTO negotiations on agriculture and other agricultural trade related issues. KELOWNA, B.C. _ Jury selection as first-degree murder trial begins for Neil Snelson, accused of the Oct. 1993 murder of 19-year-old Kelowna student Jennifer Cusworth. Through Oct. 7. (9 a.m. at Kelowna Law Courts, ) VANCOUVER _ Cohen Commission hearings continue. Aquaculture. Through Sept. 8. (10 a.m. at Federal Court, 8th floor, 701 West Georgia Street) VICTORIA _ Gaming grant review community forum. (8:30 a.m. at Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville Street) FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 x-OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases the labour force survey (jobs) for August. (7 a.m. at http://www.statcan.gc.ca) OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost for the second quarter of 2011. (8:30 a.m. at http://www.statcan.gc.ca) TORONTO _ International hearings on 9/11 sponsored by the International Center for 9/11 Studies. Through Sept. 11. (Ryerson University) xy-TORONTO _ 36th Toronto International Film Festival. TORONTO _ Patheon Inc. holds third-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191. (10 a.m.) TORONTO _ Sentencing hearing for Vakhtang Makhniashvili begins. (10 a.m. at College Park court) TORONTO _ Diabetes Research Foundation's pedaling challenge. Visit http://www.jdfr.ca/ride for more details. (Metro Toronto Convention Centre) CALGARY _ Trial for three men charged in a New Year's day shooting (2009) that killed an innocent bystander at a restaurant. (Court of Queen's Bench) CALGARY _ Business leaders discuss future of global manufacturing sector at annual roundtable event hosted by Atco chairman Ron Southern. (Spruce Meadows Congress Hall ) WINNIPEG _ The Canadian Wheat Board releases the results of its plebiscite on single desk versus open market. SASKATOON _ Canada hosts the Cairns Group, a coalition of 19 agricultural exporting countries, to talk about WTO negotiations on agriculture and other agricultural trade related issues. KELOWNA, B.C. _ Jury selection as first-degree murder trial begins for Neil Snelson, accused of the Oct. 1993 murder of 19-year-old Kelowna student Jennifer Cusworth. Through Oct. 7. (9 a.m. at Kelowna Law Courts, ) SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 HALIFAX _ Charity event to support the construction of a vocational school in Haiti, where RCMP Sgt. Mark Gallagher died in the earthquake of 2009. (World Trade and Convention Centre) NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. _ The Bruce Trail Conservancy is creating a friendship trail with the Jeju Olle walking trail, unveiling of the sign and the first hike on the new friendship trail. (10 a.m. at Niagara Escarpment) TORONTO _ International hearings on 9/11 sponsored by the International Center for 9/11 Studies. Through Sept. 11. (Ryerson University) xy-TORONTO _ 36th Toronto International Film Festival. x-EDMONTON _ Phone-in and online voting for new Alberta Liberal leader (8 a.m.-4 p.m.). Results expected around 5 p.m. (University of Alberta, Main Gym, Van Vliet Centre) (c) 2011 The Canadian Press |