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The Canadian Press News Agenda for Wednesday, May 8(Canadian Press Broadcast Wire (Canada) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Wednesday, May 8 as of 3 p.m: 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): 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 1-800-268-8149. WORLD BRUSSELS _ Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver holds a conference call to discuss the Canada-Belgium and the Canada-Europe energy relationships. (3:30 p.m. at Dial 1-877-413-4814 or 613-960-7526, passcode: 8201789) HAMILTON _ Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners holds a first-quarter conference call. (9 a.m ET). Dial 1-800-319-4610 or go to www.brookfieldrenewable.com for the webcast. BOSTON _ Atlantic Power Corp. will report its quarterly results after markets close. A conference call will be held on May 9. DENVER _ Miner Thompson Creek Metals Company will release its first-quarter results. A conference call will be held on May 9. HIAWATHA _ Hemisphere GPS, the designer and manufacturer of GPS products, releases first-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 10 a.m. Dial 1-877-613-8340, passcode: 58794448. Go to www.corp.agjunction.com/InvestorCenter/ConferenceCallsOtherEvents.as px for the webcast. ATLANTIC HALIFAX _ Residential landlord Killam Properties Inc. will hold its first-quarter conference call. Dial 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. (9 a.m.) HALIFAX _ Heritage Minister Leonard Preyra joins museum staff and guests to celebrate CSS Acadia's 100th birthday. (11 a.m. at Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water Street) HALIFAX _ The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union holds its 2013 convention. Through May 11. (7 p.m. at Westin Hotel) LUNENBURG, N.S. _ Seafood company High Liner Foods Inc. holds a first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191 or go to www.highlinerfoods.com. (11:30 a.m.) QUEBEC x-MONTREAL _ The CRTC holds a public hearing to consider BCE's purchase of Astral Media Inc. (9 a.m. at Hotel Gouverneur Place Dupuis. 1415 Saint-Hubert St.) y-MONTREAL _ Quebecor holds annual meeting, followed by media conference. Quarterly conference call at 4:30 p.m. Call 1-877-293-8052, passcode: 79504(pound sign) (9:30 a.m. at 613 St. Jacques St.) MONTREAL _ ProMetic holds annual meeting. Webcast at http://www.gowebcasting.com/events/prometic/2013/05/08/prometic-annu al-general-meeting/play (10:30 a.m. at Montreal Exchange, 800 Square Victoria, 4th floor) MONTREAL _ Boralex holds annual meeting. (11 a.m. at Cinema Excentris, 3536 St. Laurent) MONTREAL _ Engineering consulting firm Genivar Inc. holds a first-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-800-745-9830. (4 p.m.) QUEBEC CITY, Que. _ Cancer and endocrine drug developer Aeterna Zentaris Inc. holds a first-quarter conference call. Dial 514-807-9895 or 647-427-7450. Gom to www.aezsinc.com for the webcast. (8:30 a.m.) QUEBEC CITY, Que. _ TSO(3) Inc., an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices, reports first-quarter results via a news release and then holds its annual general meeting at 3 p.m. (McCord Museum, J. Armand-Bombardier Theatre, 690 Sherbrooke Street West) Go to www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/detail/1135279/1238559 for the webcast. OTTAWA xy-OTTAWA _ House of Commons question period. (2:15 p.m. at House of Commons, Parliament Hill) x-OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases latest census data from the National Household Survey, formerly the long-form census. (8:30 a.m. at Tunney's Pasture, Jean Talon Bldg) x-OTTAWA _ NDP weekly caucus meeting. (9 a.m. at Room 253-D, Centre Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ Conservative weekly caucus meeting. (9:30 a.m. at Room 237-C, Centre Block, Parliament Hill) x-OTTAWA _ Liberal caucus meeting. Media availability at 12:15 p.m., Foyer. (10 a.m. at Room 160-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ Gov. Gen. David Johnston and Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra unveil a postage stamp commemorating the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. (10 a.m. at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Drive) OTTAWA _ Press Conference to kick off the 16th National March for Life. The theme of the march is ``End Female Gendercide: It's a girl should not be a death sentence.'' A demonstration will be held on May 9 on the Hill. (10:30 a.m. at Room 130-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ Technology consulting firm Calian Technologies Ltd. holds a conference call to discuss first-quarter results released earlier in the day. Dial 1-877-974-0445. (2 p.m.) OTTAWA _ Information commissioner Suzanne Legault appears at a Commons ethics committee to discuss the Main Estimates 2013-14 under Justice. (3:30 p.m. at Room 237-C, Centre Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ Rob Cunningham, Canadian Cancer Society, and Michael Perley, Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco, are among the witnesses appearing at a Senate constitutional affairs committee on Bill S-16, trafficking in contraband tobacco. (4:15 p.m. at Room 257, East Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ Sharon Rosenfeldt, Victims on Violence, appears at a Senate social affairs committee hearing witnesses on Bill C-43, Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act. (4:15 p.m. at Room 2, Victoria Building, 140 Wellington St.) OTTAWA _ DragonWave Inc., a wireless network equipment maker, will report its fourth-quarter results after the markets close. A conference call will be held on May 9. OTTAWA _ Wi-LAN Inc., which specializes in collecting licensing fees from patents, releases first-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 10 a.m. Dial 1-877-407-0782 or www.investorcalendar.com/IC/CEPage.asp ID OTTAWA _ Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. releases preliminary housing start data for April. OTTAWA _ P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz speaks to the Economic Club of Canada about ``The Future of Long Term Care in Canada and a Plan for Our Aging Population,'' 12:10 p.m.; 12:30 p.m., thank you remarks and luncheon; 1:15 p.m., media interviews. (The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, Gov. Gen. Ballroom III) OTTAWA _ MPs and hundreds of practitioners of Falun Gong (Falun Dafa), gather to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the introduction of Falun Gong to the public. 11:45 a.m., parade on Sparks St., 1 p.m., celebration on the Hill. (Sparks St., Parliament Hill) ONTARIO LONDON, Ont. _ Gov. Gen. David Johnston meets with members of the public, volunteers and students to discuss ways of facilitating community change through philanthropy and volunteerism. (1 p.m. at Great Hall, 3rd floor, Somerville House, Western University ) MISSISSAUGA, Ont. _ Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli and Mississauga East-Cooksville MPP Dipika Damerla tour Temporal Power's manufacturing and testing facility and discuss electricity reliability and integrating renewable energy sources into the grid. (9:30 a.m. at 3750A Laird Rd, Unit 2) OAKVILLE, Ont. _ Donut and coffee chain Tim Hortons will report its first-quarter results. TORONTO _ An inquest continues into the death of 19-year-old Ashley Smith, who died on Oct. 19, 2007, while she was an inmate at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener. The inquest does not sit on Fridays. (9:30 a.m. at Coroner's Court, 15 Grosvenor Rd.) TORONTO _ Medical care company Centric Health Corp. holds a first-quarter conference call. Dial 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. Go to www.centrichealth.ca/events-presentations.php for the webcast. (8:30 a.m.) TORONTO _ NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT, which has properties focused on medical office buildings and health care real estate, will hold its first-quarter conference call. Dial 416-640-5926, passcode: 6902174. (9 a.m.) TORONTO _ Primero Mining Corp. holds its annual general meeting. Dial 1-855-410-0553, passcode:272952(pound sign). Go to www.primeromining.com for thw webcast. (9 a.m. at McMillan LLP located at Brookfield Place, Suite 4400, 181 Bay St.) TORONTO _ CML HealthCare Inc. holds its annual general meeting. (12 p.m. at Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay Street, Suite 3400) TORONTO _ Andrew Treusch, commissioner of revenue and CEO of Canada Revenue Agency, speaks to the C.D. Howe Institute about ``CRA's Strategic Directions for Tackling Aggressive Tax Avoidance.'' (12 p.m. at 67 Yonge St., Suite 300 ) TORONTO _ CIC Toronto presents a panel discussion with CBC's Brian Stewart, writer Sally Armstrong, and Habib Qaderi, former Afghan Consul General, about ``What is Afghanistan's Future After 2014 '' (6:30 p.m. at Aird and Berlis LLP, 181 Bay St., Suite 1800 ) TORONTO _ Expanding the Conversation on Peace in the Middle East discussion with members of Bloor Street United Church and JSpace Canada. (7 p.m. at Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor St. W.) TORONTO _ Post Partum Mood Disorders discussion, with Juno-nominated singer Amy Sky and Cindy-Lee Dennis. (7 p.m. at UofT Chestnut Residence and Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut St. 2nd floor, Giovann) TORONTO _ Kinross Gold Corp. holds a conference call to discuss first-quarter results (7:45 a.m., 1-800-319-4610) and holds its annual general meeting (10 a.m., Design Exchange, 234 Bay St.) TORONTO _ Intact Financial holds first-quarter conference call and annual meeting. Go to www.intactfc.com for the webcast. TORONTO _ Calloway REIT releases first-quarter results. A conference call will be held on May 9. TORONTO _ Media company Torstar Corp. releases first-quarter results at 6:30 a.m. followed by a conference call at 8:15 a.m. Dial 416-340-8527 or 1-877-240-9772. The company will hold its annual general meeting at 10 a.m. (The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, 1 Harbour Square, Harbour A and B Room). Go to www.torstar.com for the webcasts of both events. TORONTO _ Precious metals royalty company Franco-Nevada Corp. releases first-quarter results prior to markets open. A conference call will be held at 3 p.m. Dial 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. Go to www.franco-nevada.com for the webcast. TORONTO _ Construction firm Aecon Group Inc. will hold its first-quarter conference call at 10 a.m. Dial 416-981-9035 or 1-800-381-7839. TORONTO _ Centerra Gold Inc. will release its first-quarter results after markets close. A conference call call will be held on May 9. TORONTO _ Insurer Sun Life Financial Inc. holds its annual general meeting (3:30 p.m., Sun Life Financial Tower, 150 King St. W.) and then releases its first-quarter results after markets close. A conference call to discuss the results will be held on May 9. TORONTO _ Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. releases first-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on May 9. TORONTO _ Intact Financial Corp., a provider of property and casualty insurance in Canada, releases first-quarter results at 7 a.m. followed by a conference call at 11 a.m. Dial 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. Go to www.intactfc.com for the webcast. TORONTO _ Sprott Inc., an investment company that focuses on gold, mining and other resource funds, releases first-quarter results at 7 a.m. followed by a conference call at 11 a.m. Dial 1-877-856-6014. Go to http://bit.ly/101pmde for the webcast. TORONTO _ Power producer Northland Power Inc. will report its first-quarter results. A conference call will be held May 9. TORONTO _ TREC Education hosts the 6th annual Kids' World of Energy Festival. Through May 11. (Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave.) PRAIRIES CALGARY _ Canyon Services Group will hold its first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-780-429-5820 or 403-532-5601. (9 a.m.) CALGARY _ Fertilizer company Agrium will report its first-quarter results. (9:30 a.m.) CALGARY _ Construction company The Churchill Corp. holds a first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-800-319-4610 or go to www.churchillcorporation.com/news/events/ for the webcast. (12:30 p.m.) CALGARY _ Enbridge holds its annual meeting. (1:30 p.m. at The Metropolitan Conference Centre, Ballroom, 333-4th Ave. S.W.) CALGARY _ Precision Drilling Corp. holds its annual meeting. Go to www.precisiondrilling.com for the webcast. (3 p.m. at Calgary Petroleum Club, McMurray Room, 319 - 5 Avenue S.W.) CALGARY _ Natural gas company Keyera Corp. holds its first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191. CALGARY _ Trican Well Service Ltd., an oil and gas industry equipment and services provider, will report its first-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on May 9. CALGARY _ Gibson Energy Inc. holds a first-quarter earnings conference call (7 a.m., 1-866-696-5910, passcode: 7015666(pound sign)) followed by its annual general meeting (9 a.m., Roxy A and B Room of the Sun Life Plaza Conference Centre, 140 - 4th Ave. S.W.) Go to www.gibsons.com for the webcast. CALGARY _ Calfrac Well Services Ltd., supplier of oil and gas exploration equipment, releases first-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 10 a.m. Dial 1-888-231-8191 or go to www.calfrac.com for the webcast. CALGARY _ Trinidad Drilling Ltd. releases first-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on May 9. CALGARY _ Strad Energy Services Ltd. releases first-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on May 9. CALGARY _ Northern Property REIT will report its first-quarter results. A conference call will be held on May 9. EDMONTON _ Canadian Utilities will hold its annual meeting. (The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald) x-EDMONTON _ A report on the new downtown arena and its financing to be discussed by Edmonton city council. (City hall) RED DEER, Alta. _ Parkland Fuel Corp. holds a first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-241-0394 or go to www.snwebcastcenter.com/custom_events/parkland-20130508-q1/site/ for the webcast. (7:30 a.m.) WINNIPEG _ Public inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair, a one-time foster chiild who was killed by her mother and mother's boyfriend. (Winnipeg Convention Centre, York Ave.) WINNIPEG _ Commercial property owner Artis REIT will hold its quarterly conference call. Dial 416-340-2216 or 1-866-226-1792. (12 p.m.) WINNIPEG _ Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. holds a first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191. (4:30 p.m.) SASKATOON _ A judge delivers a verdict in the case of Ashley Marie Johnson, who is accused of administering a noxious substance to a severely disabled group home resident. (Courthouse) BRITISH COLUMBIA RICHMOND, B.C. _ Casino and racetrack operator Great Canadian Gaming Corp. releases first-quarter results after markets close followed by a conference call at 2 p.m. Dial 1-888-390-0546, passcode: 38196411. Go to www.gcgaming.com for the webcast. VANCOUVER _ Global Softwood Log and Lumber Conference. (8 a.m. at Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 1088 Burrard St. ) VANCOUVER _ Advance polling for Downtown Eastside residents. Pill bottles and inhalers are now permitted to be used as ID. Poll open until 8 p.m. Through May 11. (8 a.m. at Union Gospel Mission, Maurice McElrea Place, 361 Heatley Street) VANCOUVER _ Heavy-equipment dealer Finning International holds its annual meeting and releases its first-quarter results after markets close. (2 p.m. at Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings St.) VANCOUVER _ Maynards auctions contemporary and Canadian art. (6 p.m. at Maynards Fine Art & Antiques, 1837 Main Street) VANCOUVER _ Absolute Software Corp., which sells embedded security and tracking technology for computers and mobile devices, reports third-quarter results via a news release (1 p.m.) followed by a conference call at 2 p.m. Dial 1-888-231-8191 or go to http://bit.ly/Y0wd7b for the webcast. VANCOUVER _ Timmins Gold Corp. releases first-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 8:15 a.m. Dial 1-888-789-9572. WHISTLER, B.C. _ Ski resort operator Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. releases second-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 7:30 a.m. Dial 1-800-688-0836, passcode: 13602007. WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. _ Inquest into the death of Blaine Conrad Sargent, 19, who died at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia on Sept. 21, 2011 after going into medical distress at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre following a court appearance. Through May 10. (9:30 a.m. at Court Services Building, 540 Borland Ave.) (The Canadian Press) (c) 2013 The Canadian Press |