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The Canadian Press News Agenda for Thursday, May 9(Canadian Press DataFile Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Thursday, May 9 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 UNDATED _ Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver visits France, Brussels and London. Through May 11. BOSTON _ Atlantic Power Corp. will hold its quarterly conference call. Webcast at http://www.atlanticpower.com or dial 1-888-317-6016. (8:30 a.m.) DENVER _ Miner Thompson Creek Metals Company will hold its first-quarter conference call at 8:30 a.m. Dial 1-888-395-3230. ATLANTIC ST. JOHN'S, N.L. _ Electricity and gas distributor Fortis Inc. will hold its annual meeting. Go to http://www.fortisinc.com for the webcast. (10:30 a.m. at Holiday Inn St. John's, 180 Portugal Cove Road) BRIDGEWATER, N.S. _ Trial dates to be set for David James Leblanc, who is charged in the alleged sexual assault and confinement of a teenage boy last year. (Provincial Court) x-HALIFAX _ Nova Scotia cabinet meeting. (8:30 a.m. at One Government Place, 1700 Granville St.) HALIFAX _ The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union holds its biennial convention. Through May 11. (9 a.m. at Westin Hotel) HALIFAX _ Peter Hall, chief economist for Export Development Canada, delivers the agency's 2013 forecast for the global and Nova Scotia economies. (11:30 a.m. at Kenneth C. Rowe Heritage Hall, Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Rd.) QUEBEC KINGSEY FALLS, Que. _ Paper products company Cascades Inc. will release its first-quarter results before markets open followed by a conference call at 2 p.m. Dial 1-888-231-8191. 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.) MONTREAL _ Telus Corp. holds its annual shareholders meeting. (10 a.m. at Palais des congres Montreal) MONTREAL _ Specialty drug company Paladin Labs discusses first-quarter results. Call 1-800-748-2715 or 416-981-9000. (10 a.m.) MONTREAL _ Consumer goods maker Dorel Industries Inc. discusses first-quarter results. Call 1-888-231-8191. (1 p.m.) MONTREAL _ Aircraft and train builder Bombardier Inc. holds its annual meeting (9:30 a.m., Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1379 Sherbrooke Street West). Go to http://www.bombardier.com for the webcast. Media availability after the meeting. A first-quarter conference call will be held at 3 p.m. Dial 514-394-9319 or 1-866-240-8935. (3 p.m.) QUEBEC _ Cominar REIT, a commercial property owner, will hold its first-quarter conference call at 11 a.m. Webcast at http://www.cominar.com or dial 1-888-231-8191. QUEBEC CITY, Que. _ Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. holds a conference call to discuss first-quarter results (11:30 a.m., 1-800-408-6335) followed by the company's annual general meeting (2 p.m., Convention Centre, 1000 Rene-Levesque Boulevard East). Go to http://www.inalco.com for both webcasts. ST-EUSTACHE, Que. _ Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will meet with employees and visit the facility at Nova Bus. The visit is closed to media but a photo opportunity will follow. (12:30 p.m. at Nova Bus, 1000 Industriel Blvd.) ST-EUSTACHE, Que. _ Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will meet with members of the public at Place Saint-Eustache. (2:45 p.m. at 367 Arthur-Sauve Blvd.) OTTAWA xy-OTTAWA _ House of Commons question period. (2:15 p.m. at House of Commons, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ DragonWave Inc., a wireless network equipment maker, will hold its fourth-quarter conference call. Webcast at http://investor.dragonwaveinc.com/events.cfm or dial 1-866-393-0571 or 760-536-8545. (8:30 a.m.) OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases the new housing price index for March. (8:30 a.m. at http://www.statcan.gc.ca) OTTAWA _ Commons public safety committee gets a briefing on security of rail transport. Witness to be announced. (8:45 a.m. at Room 306, La Promenade Building, 151 Sparks St.) OTTAWA _ Commons finance committee hears from senior finance officials on Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013. (8:45 a.m. at Room 253-D, Centre Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ The Supreme Court of Canada renders a decision in the appeal of Sally Behn vs Moulton Contracting Ltd (Aboriginal law, treaty rights, logging). Background briefing at 9:15 a.m. (9:45 a.m. at Supreme Court of Canada, 301 Wellington St.) OTTAWA _ The Supreme Court of Canada renders a decision in various leave to appeal applications. (9:45 a.m. at Supreme Court of Canada, 301 Wellington St.) OTTAWA _ Commons house affairs committee hears from MPs on the report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario 2012. (10 a.m. at Room 237-C, Centre Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ National March for Life demonstration on the Hill. (10:30 a.m. at Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ Back to Life Canada hosts a press conference regarding the issue of women being bullied into unwanted abortions and its negative effects on women. (10:30 a.m. at Room 130-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ Health Minister Leona Aglukkag, Mark Mander, chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, MP John Weston and OPP deputy commissioner Scott Tod hold a national media conference to announce the National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day. (11 a.m. at National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St.) OTTAWA _ Commons agriculture committee hears from beekeepers, Canadian Honey Council and Health Canada on losses in honey bee colonies. (11 a.m. at Room 7-52, 131 Queen St.) OTTAWA _ Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee hears witnesses on Bill C-299, kidnapping of young persons. (11:15 a.m. at Room 257, East Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ University of Ottawa president Allan Rock appears at the Canadian Club of Ottawa to give a speech on the "Skills mismatch and the myth of the irrelevant University." (12 p.m. at Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau St., Adam Room) OTTAWA _ International Trade Minister Ed Fast and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird attend the annual Europe Day celebrations. (12 p.m. at Government Conference Centre, 2 Rideau St.) OTTAWA _ Languages commissioner Graham Fraser appears at a Commons committee with department officials to discuss Main Estimates 2013-14 under Privy Council. (3:30 p.m. at Room 253-D, Centre Block, Parliament Hill) OTTAWA _ MP Royal Galipeau attends an infrastructure announcement. (6 p.m. at Wabano National Centre of Excellence, 299 Montreal Rd) OTTAWA _ The Senate internal budget committee receives an independent audit from Deloitte accounting firm on the residency allowances claimed by three Senators: Conservative Mike Duffy, Liberal Mac Harb and Patrick Brazeau. (Senate Chamber, Parliament Hill) ONTARIO HAMILTON _ Gary Goodyear, minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, will be on hand to officially open the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre. The new $26-million facility will enable researchers to develop, design and test an electric or hybrid car. (9:30 a.m. at McMaster University, The Careport Centre, 270 Longwood Road South) LONDON, Ont. _ Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and Western University planetary geologist Gordon "Oz" Osinski visit a group of 40 Grade 8 students from across the London District Catholic School Board participating in the Analogue Mission to Mars: Space and Space Exploration program. (9 a.m. at St. George Parish, 1164 Commissioners Rd. W.) LONDON, Ont. _ Gov. Gen. David Johnston visits women's support centre My Sisters' Place (10 a.m., 566 Dundas Street); attends a luncheon and presents the Caring Canadian Award to Janet E. Stewart and Jeff Macoun (11:30 a.m., London Community Foundation, 465 Sunningdale Road West); receives an honorary doctorate from Huron University College (7 p.m., 1349 Western Roa). OAKVILLE, Ont. _ Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. releases first-quarter results. A conference call will be held on May 10. 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 _ TREC Education hosts the 6th annual Kids' World of Energy Festival. Through May 11. (Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave.) TORONTO _ Calloway REIT holds a first-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-800-814-4860. (8 a.m.) TORONTO _ Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. holds a first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191, passcode: 40205504. Go to http://www.pacificrubiales.com.co/investor-relations/webcast.html for the webcast. (9 a.m.) TORONTO _ Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Madeleine Meilleur, Seniors Minister Mario Sergio and Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Linda Jeffrey will announce changes to the Fire Code and Building Code. (9 a.m. at The Annex, 123 Spadina Rd.) TORONTO _ Asset manager Tricon Capital Group Inc. will hold its first-quarter conference call. Dial 647-788-4901 or 1-877-201-0168. (10 a.m.) TORONTO _ Insurer Sun Life Financial Inc. holds a first-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 416-644-3414 or 1-877-974-0445. Go to http://www.sunlife.com/QuarterlyReports for the webcast. (10 a.m.) TORONTO _ Power producer Northland Power Inc. will hold its first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-800-734-8582 or 416-981-9011. (10 a.m.) TORONTO _ Bakery goods and grocery giant George Weston Ltd. will hold its annual meeting. Webcast at http://www.weston.ca or dial 647-427-7450. (11 a.m. at The Royal Conservatory, Koerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor St. W.) TORONTO _ St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. holds its annual general meeting and will release first-quarter results. A webcast to discuss the results will be held on May 10. (11 a.m. at Ontario Heritage Centre, Gallery Room, 8 Adelaide St. E.) TORONTO _ Nursing home operator Extendicare Inc. holds its annual meeting. (2:30 p.m. at TMX Broadcast Centre, The Gallery, 130 King St. W.) TORONTO _ Five top Ontario university researchers speak about "Why Research Matters and How It Is Changing Us: Life in 2030." (6:30 p.m. at Bronfman Hall, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park) TORONTO _ Israeli security consultant Yossi Alpher will talk about "Tough Questions - Hard Answers: The Changing Face of Israeli Security." (7:30 p.m. at Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst St. ) TORONTO _ Brookfield Asset Management will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. followed by a first-quarter conference call at 1 p.m. Go to http://www.brookfield.com/content/calendar_of_events-26702.html for webcast. TORONTO _ Mortgage lender Equitable Group Inc. releases first-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on May 10. TORONTO _ BCE Inc. will hold its first-quarter conference call at 8 a.m. Go to http://www.bce.ca for the webcast. Its annual meeting follows at 9:30 a.m. (TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King ST. W., Cinema 1) TORONTO _ Canadian Tire Corp. holds its annual meeting and reports first-quarter results. Go to http://investors.canadiantire.ca for the webcast. A media roundtable will follow the meeting at 11:15 a.m. A conference call to discuss first-quarter results will take place at noon. Dial 1-888-241-0326, 41933142. (MaRS Collaboration Centre, 101 College St.) TORONTO _ IBI Group Inc., which provides engineering and architecture services, releases its first-quarter results. A conference call will be held on May 10. TORONTO _ AuRico Gold Inc. will release its first-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held May 10. TORONTO _ Centerra Gold Inc. will hold its first-quarter conference call at 10 a.m. Dial 1-800-768-3350. TORONTO _ Money management firm Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. releases third-quarter results in the afternoon. A conference call will be held on May 10. TORONTO _ Movie exhibitor chain Cineplex Inc. releases first-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 10 a.m. Dial 416-644-3417 or 1-877-974-0446, passcode: 4612961. WATERLOO, Ont. _ A panel of global development experts speak about "Squaring the Circle: The Millennium Development Goals, Post-2015," on the future of international development and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Go to http://www.cigionline.org/events/squaring-circle-millennium-development-goa ls-post-2015-0 for the webcast. (7 p.m. at The Centre for International Governance Innovation, 67 Erb Street West) PRAIRIES CALGARY _ Chemical company Canexus Corp. holds a first-quarter conference call. Dial 1- 800-814-4861 or go to http://www.canexus.ca for the webcast. (7 a.m.) CALGARY _ Strad Energy Services Ltd. holds a first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-340-9642 or go to http://www.stradenergy.com/ for the webcast. (8 a.m.) CALGARY _ Trican Well Service Ltd., an oil and gas industry equipment and services provider, will hold its first-quarter conference call. Webcast at http://www.gowebcasting.com/4263 or go to http://www.trican.ca. Dial 1-866-226-1792 or 416-340-2216. (9 a.m.) CALGARY _ Trinidad Drilling Ltd. holds its first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191 or go to http://www.trinidaddrilling.com for the webcast. (9 a.m.) x-CALGARY _ Bail hearing for Meredith Borowiec currently on trial for the deaths of two of her newborns in 2008 and 2009. Trial is delayed until November. (10 a.m. at Calgary Courts Centre) CALGARY _ Northern Property REIT will holds is first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191 or 647-427-7450, code: 27365441. (11 a.m.) CALGARY _ Cancer drug developer Oncolytics Biotech Inc. holds its annual meeting. Go to http://www.oncolyticsbiotech.com/presentations for the webcast. (3 p.m. at Hotel Le Germain Calgary, 899 Centre Street SW ) CALGARY _ Pembina Pipeline Corp., a transportation provider to the energy industry, will release its first-quarter results. A conference call will be held on May 10. (4 p.m.) CALGARY _ Economist Raghuram Rajan, who warned the financial sector in the U.S. of a "looming disaster" as far back as 2005, speaks at a School of Public Policy dinner. (6:30 p.m. at Hyatt Regency, Imperial Ballroom, 700 Centre St. S.E.) CALGARY _ Inter Pipeline Fund will hold its first-quarter conference call at 2:30 p.m. Dial 416-340-9432 or 1-877-240-9772. CALGARY _ Crescent Point Energy Corp. reports first-quarter results via news release (6 a.m.) followed by a conference call at 10 a.m. Dial 1-800-766-6630 or go to http://www.gowebcasting.com/4299 for the webcast. CALGARY _ Total Energy Services Inc. will hold its first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-877-440-9795 or 416-340-8527. CALGARY _ Baytex Energy will release its first-quarter results. RED DEER, Alta. _ A 16-year-old youth charged with threatening to commit a school shooting is to appear in court following a psychiatric assessment. (Youth Court) 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.) x-WINNIPEG _ Dennis Trochim, former executive director of the Manitoba Liberal Party, is expected in court on charges of violating the provincial Elections Act. (10 a.m. at Provincial Court, York Ave.; Room 402) WINNIPEG _ Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. holds its annual meeting. Go to http://www.mtsallstream.com for the webcast. (11 a.m. at The Fort Garry Hotel, Provencher Room, 222 Broadway) REGINA _ Saskatchewan Health Minister Dustin Duncan to announce "world-first" testing technology. (1 p.m. at Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory, 5 Research Dr., Lobby) SASKATOON _ Gold miner Claude Resources Inc. releases first-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be on May 10. BRITISH COLUMBIA 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 an investor call a day after releasing its first-quarter results. (11 a.m. at Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings St.) VANCOUVER _ NDP Leader Adrian Dix takes part in Twitter townhall at Vancouver radio station News1130. (7 p.m. at News1130, 2440 Ash Street) VANCOUVER _ Telus holds its first-quarter conference call. VANCOUVER _ Premium Brands Holding Corp., a producer and distributor of speciality food products, releases first-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Dial 1-877-240-9772. VANCOUVER _ Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund releases first-quarter results prior to markets open followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Dial 1-800-319-4610 or 604-638-5340, passcode: 4452(pound sign). 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.) (c) 2013 The Canadian Press |