[September 02, 2011] The Canadian Press News Agenda for Sep. 3-6 Tweet (Canadian Press DataFile Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Sep. 3 to Sep 6 as of 8:31 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 World Desk 507-2165 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 SATURDAY, SEPT. 3(at) BUENOS AIRES _ Post game conference call for game between Canada and Venezuela with head coach Leo Rautins. Call 416-620-7077. The access code is 6148037 (2:30 p.m.) 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) SUNDAY, SEPT. 4(at) No major events scheduled MONDAY, SEPT. 5(at) GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, N.L. _ Premier Kathy Dunderdale will participate in the 91st Annual Labour Day parade. The premier will lay a wreath at the town's war memorial. (9 a.m. at Main Street) x-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) TORONTO _ Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will join Interim Federal NDP Leader Nycole Turmel, Mike and Sarah Layton, and New Democrats from across Ontario to march in Toronto's Labour Day parade in memory of Jack Layton. (9 a.m. at South east corner of University Ave. at Queen St W) TORONTO _ Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Secretary-Treasurer, Hassan Yussuff, will attend the Labour Day parade. (9:30 a.m. at Meet at University Ave. & Queen St. W.) TORONTO _ Liberals to unveil their election platform. More details to be added later. (To be announced) REGINA _ Canadian Labour Congress VP Barb Byers speaks at a Labour Day picnic. Picnic at noon, speeches start at 2 p.m. (12 p.m. at Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Front) TUESDAY, SEPT. 6(at) FREDERICTON _ Federal Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver will announce funding to support green transformation within the province's forest sector. (10 a.m. at Hugh John Flemming Forestry Complex, 1350 Regent Street South ) HALIFAX _ Defence Minister Peter MacKay makes announcement regarding Halifax International Security Forum. (9 a.m. at Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, 1181 Hollis St.) HALIFAX _ Dalhousie University president Tom Traves and executives from the Boeing Company make investment announcements in research and development. (5:30 p.m. at Life Science Research Institute, Dalhousie University, 1344 Summer St.) x-OTTAWA _ Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food officials hold a briefing on the upcoming Cairns Group ministerial meeting being held in Saskatoon, on Sept. 7-9. (10:30 a.m. at Conference call) 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) MILTON, Ont. _ Leafs & Legends Charity Golf Classic (10:45 a.m. at RattleSnake Point Golf Club, 5409 Regional Road 25) MILTON, Ont. _ Past, present and future Maple Leafs players including Wendel Clark, Dion Phaneuf and Joe Colborne. Brian Burke availability 10:45 a.m. Player interviews between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. 1 p.m. shotgun start (10:45 a.m. at RattleSnake Point Golf Club, 5409 Regional Road 25) 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) TECUMSEH, Ont. _ Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan attends groundbreaking ceremony for Waterfront Park. (11 a.m. at Riverside Dr. and Manning Rd) TORONTO _ Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)Maxime Bernier, will hold a media availability before a Red Tape Reduction Commission roundtable session to discuss the release of the Commission's consultation report. (9 a.m. at Intercontinental Hotel, Ballroom A, 225 Front St. ) 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 _ United Way Toronto President and CEO Susan McIsaac will join United Way's Campaign Chair Janet Holder to launch United Way's annual campaign. (12 p.m. at AccessPoint - 3079 Danforth Ave.) TORONTO _ Canadian welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and top contender Nick Diaz available to media ahead of their fight at UFC 137 in October. UFC director of Canadian operations Tom Wright will also be available. (4 p.m. at Real Sports Bar & Grill, 15 York St.) TORONTO _ Delrand Resources Ltd. annual meeting of shareholders. TORONTO _ Long list announced for Scotiabank Giller Prize. CALGARY _ More than 150 future Olympians start their first day of classes at WinSport Canada's Olympic Park. Includes tour of new school and gold medallist Kyle Shewfelt will be on hand. (8:30 a.m. at Canada Olympic Park office tower) 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 latest 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) RED DEER, Alta. _ Alberta MA Cal Dallas announces funding for project to support victims of spousal abuse. (1 p.m. at Central Alberta Women's Outreach Society, 4808 51 Ave. ) 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. x-WINNIPEG _ Winnipeg Jets news conference. NHL team will unveil new home and away jerseys. (11 a.m. at 10 Hangar, 17 Wing Winnipeg) 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 ) REGINA _ Lynne Yelich, minister of state for western economic diversification, and Saskatchewan Social Services Minister June Draude make affordable housing announcement. (1:30 p.m. at Davis Mews affordable housing project, 2060 Cameron St.) SASKATOON _ Saskatchewan MP Brad Trost announces investment to aid feedlot operators and beef producers. (2:30 p.m. at The Galleria, Innovation Place, 15 Innovation Blvd.) 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. _ First-degree murder trial 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) (c) 2011 The Canadian Press [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]