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The Canadian Press News Agenda for Wednesday, Aug. 10(Canadian Press DataFile Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Wednesday, Aug. 10 as of 3 p.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 WORLD xy-UNDATED _ Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Latin American countries: Colombia (Aug. 10); Costa Rica (Aug. 10-12); Honduras (Aug. 12). BOSTON, MASS. _ Sierra Wireless will participate in the Canaccord Genuity growth conference. Go to http://www.wsw.com/webcast/canaccord4/swir/ for live webcast. (10 a.m. at InterContinental Hotel) ATLANTIC LUNENBURG, N.S. _ Seafood company High Liner Foods Inc. holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191 or go to http://www.highlinerfoods.com for the webcast. (10 a.m.) ALBERTON/TIGNISH, P.E.I. _ Federal Revenue Minister Gail Shea and Prince Edward Island Fisheries Minister Neil LeClair will make a funding announcement for the Alberton Prince County Exhibition at 10:30 a.m. (349 Church St.); another funding announcement in Tignish for the Tignish Initiatives Corp. at Fisherman's Haven Provincial Park, Tignish Run Rd. at 2 p.m. (10:30 a.m.) QUEBEC BOUCHERVILLE, Que. _ Rona holds second-quarter conference call. Dial 1 866 226-1792 or go to http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/151/en/ for live webcast. (11 a.m.) KINGSLEY FALLS, Que. _ Cascades Inc. holds second-quarter conference call. Dial 1-800-731-5319. (10 a.m.) x-MONTREAL _ Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament. Through Aug. 14. (12 p.m. at Uniprix Stadium) MONTREAL _ AbitibiBowater Inc. holds second-quarter conference call. Dial 1-866-696-5910 with pass code 1285315. (9 a.m.) MONTREAL _ Grocery and pharmacy chain Metro Inc. holds a third-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-800-732-1073. (10 a.m.) MONTREAL _ Quebecor Inc. holds second-quarter conference call. Dial 1-877-293-8052 with code 58308(pound sign). (11 a.m.) MONTREAL _ Engineering consulting firm Genivar Inc. holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-877-695-6175, passcode: 6026618, or go to http://www.genivar.com for the webcast. (4 p.m.) MONTREAL _ Flight simulator company CAE Inc. holds its annual meeting of shareholders (Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, 10:30 a.m.). It will also release first-quarter results followed by a conference call at 1 p.m. Dial 1 877 586 3392. MONTREAL _ Groupe Aeroplan Inc. release second-quarter financial results. QUEBEC CITY, Que. _ Drug maker Aeterna Zentaris holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 514-807-8791 or 1-800-594-3790. Go to http://www.aezsinc.com in the "Newsroom" section to access the webcast. (3:30 p.m.) QUEBEC CITY, Que. _ Atrium Innovations Inc. releases second-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 11. OTTAWA OTTAWA _ Human Resources Minister Diane Finley celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Universal Child Care Benefit. (10 a.m. at South Nepean Park, 700 Longfields Dr.) x-OTTAWA _ Canadian Medical Association releases Voices into Action, a report on its National Dialogue on Health Care Transformation. Dial-in 613-565-6718 or 1-866-225-0198, passcode: 8665063. (11 a.m. at The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus Royal Room, Main Floor, 501 Smyth Rd.) OTTAWA _ Calian Technologies Ltd. holds second-quarter conference call. Dial 1-800-814-4860. (2 p.m.) ONTARIO GUELPH, Ont. _ University of Guelph hosts the fifth International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level (WAFL). Through Aug. 11. (University of Guelph) GUELPH, Ont. _ Armtec Infrastructure Inc., a supplier of water and drainage pipes and pre-cast concrete products, holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-800-814-4859 or go to http://www.armtec.com for the webcast. (10 a.m.) KETTLEBY, Ont. _ Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada hosts a media conference to preview the 62nd annual Canadian Water Ski Championships. (2 p.m. at 18205 Keele Street) KITCHENER, Ont. _ Walmart Canada to officially unveil Ontario manufactured solar panels operating on its newly opened Kitchener store. (10 a.m. at 100 The Boardwalk) KITCHENER, Ont. _ Open Text Corp. releases fourth-quarter and year-end results after markets close followed by a conference call at 5 p.m. Dial 1-877-974-0445, passcode: 4455445, or go to http://www.opentext.com/2/investors/ir-events.htm for the webcast. MISSISSAUGA, Ont. _ Overnight air cargo shipper Cargojet releases second-quarter results prior to markets open. SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. _ MP Bryan Hayes and MPP David Orazietti mark the start of the rehabilitation of the Huron Central Railway. (3 p.m. at 30 Oakland Ave.) THUNDER BAY, Ont. _ International Upper Great Lakes Study holds public meetings. (7 p.m. at Lakehead University, ATAC Rm., 955 Oliver Rd.) TORONTO _ HudBay Minerals Inc. holds second-quarter conference call. Dial 1-800-814-4861. (8:30 a.m.) TORONTO _ Canadian Apartment REIT holds a second-quarter conference call. Dial 1-877-240-9772. (10 a.m.) TORONTO _ Silicon metal company Timminco Ltd. holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191 or go to http://www.timminco.com for the webcast. (10 a.m.) TORONTO _ Mining company Lake Shore Gold Corp. holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-800-355-4959 or go to http://www.lsgold.com for the webcast. (10 a.m.) TORONTO _ Media conference hosted by the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association to explain the End-of-Life Vehicles Environmental Management System it developed in collaboration with the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association. (10:30 a.m. at Queen's Park Media Studio, Room 149) x-TORONTO _ Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament. Through Aug. 14. (11 a.m. at Rexall Centre) TORONTO _ Investment firm Onex Corp. holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. A link to the call is available at http://www.onex.com under the 'Investor Information' section. (4:30 p.m.) TORONTO _ Kinross Gold Corp. releases second-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 11. TORONTO _ Brookfield Asset Management Inc. releases second-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Dial 1-800-319-4610 or go to http://www.brookfield.com for the webcast. TORONTO _ North American Palladium Ltd. releases second-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 11. TORONTO _ Mortgage lender Equitable Group Inc. releases second-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 11. TORONTO _ Internet services company Tucows Inc. releases second-quarter results after markets close followed by a 5 p.m. webcast at http://tucowsinc.com/investors. TORONTO _ Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund releases second-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 11. UNDATED _ Over 1,800 cyclists taking part in Velo Quebec's Grand Tour Desjardins use a 600-km route that combines Ontario's Waterfront Trail and the Rideau Heritage Route, and the Thousands Islands, visiting five communities along the way: Brockville, Perth, Napanee, Belleville, Kingston. Through Aug. 12. WATERDOWN, Ont. _ Opta Minerals Inc. releases second-quarter financial results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 12. PRAIRIES BANFF, Alta. _ Alberta Tory leadership forum (9 a.m., Eric Harvie Theatre) as part of the Alberta Teachers' Association summer conference, which runs to Aug. 12 at the Banff Centre. CALGARY _ Trial for Servisair on Canadian Labour Code charges of failing to ensure the health and safety of employee. Murgappa Naiker, 52, died when he fell from the bucket of a cherry picker while de-icing a jet at Calgary International Airport on Dec. 21, 2009. (Court) CALGARY _ Construction company The Churchill Corp. holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-800-319-4610 or go to http://www.churchillcorporation.com/news/events/ for the webcast. (7 a.m.) CALGARY _ Pure Technologies Ltd., a company which provides monitoring of pipelines and other infrastructure, holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191 or go to http://www.puretechltd.com for the webcast. (8:30 a.m.) CALGARY _ Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191. (11 a.m.) CALGARY _ Total Energy Services Inc. holds quarterly conference call. Dial 1-877-240-9772. (2:30 p.m.) CALGARY _ Trinidad Drilling Ltd. releases second-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 11. EDMONTON _ ZCL Composites Inc. holds second-quarter webcast. Go to http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID3616360 to listen live. (10 a.m.) EDMONTON _ Alberta Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk makes an announcement regarding the province's enforcement of employment standards. (10 a.m. at Alberta Works office, 10242 105 St.) EDMONTON _ Furniture and appliance retailer The Brick Ltd. releases second-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 11. LETHBRIDGE, Alta. _ Three suspects to appear in court on fraud, theft and money laundering charges. RCMP accuse the trio of being involved in a ponzi scheme. Charged are: Anthony Pittarelli, Claudia Pitarelli, Marisa Campanelli-Pittarelli. (9 a.m. at Court) OAK BLUFF, Man. _ The Canadian Wheat Board holds a meeting with area producers about the board's future. (7 p.m. at 101 MacDonald Rd) WINNIPEG/OAK BLUFF, Man. _ Liberal leader Bob Rae meets with local members of the federal party at 5 p.m. at 635 Broadway in Winnipeg; attends wheat farmer rally at 121 MacDonald Rd. in Oak Bluff at 6:30 p.m.; attends Folklorama shows -- Tec Voc High School 1555 Wall St. at 7:45 p.m. and Winnipeg Convention Centre at 10:30 p.m. BRITISH COLUMBIA NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. _ Canadian Little League Championships. Through Aug. 13. (Mahon Park Jones Ave. and West 19th Street) VANCOUVER _ Computer graphics, interactive exhibit areas, videogame demonstrations and robotics all in one conference for the 38th annual SIGGRAPH conference. (9 a.m. at Vancouver Convention Centre) VANCOUVER _ Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund holds a second-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-800-319-4610. (8:30 a.m.) VANCOUVER _ Prison justice day memorial rally. (6 p.m. at Claire Culhane memorial bench, Trout Lake Park) VANCOUVER _ Pan American Silver Corp. releases second-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 11. VANCOUVER _ Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. releases second-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 7 a.m. Dial 1-866-226-1793 or go to http://www.quadrafnx.com for the webcast. VANCOUVER _ Silver mining company Silver Standard Resources Inc. releases second-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Aug. 11. VANCOUVER _ Court appearance for Mumtaz Ladha, accused of human trafficking and human smuggling after woman brought to Canada on the promise of a hair salon job was forced to work as a servant in a home. (Vancouver Provincial Court, 222 Main Street) WHISTLER, B.C. _ Ski resort operator Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. holds a a third-quarter conference call. Dial 1-866-356-3093, passcode: 36824728. (5:30 a.m.) (c) 2011 The Canadian Press |