Advisory-Prairie-Calendar

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Here is Thursday's calendar for the Prairies. All times are local.

WINNIPEG -- Financial services company Great-West Lifeco Inc. releases its first-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 416-340-8018. (3:30 p.m.)

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Telecom Services will hold its annual meeting at 11 a.m. followed by its first-quarter earnings conference call at 3 p.m. Go to www.mtsallstream.com (Winnipeg Ballroom, The Fairmont, 2 Lombard Place)

MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan -- Command of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be handed from Lt.-Col. Steve Will to Lt.-Col. Maryse Carmichael, who is the first female commanding officer of the squadron. (1:30 p.m. at 6 Hangar, 15 Wing)

REGINA -- Labour Minister Rob Norris holds a signing ceremony for a health and safety charter. (11:30 a.m. at 1870 Albert St.)

REGINA -- Mining giant Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan holds its annual meeting. (TCU Place.)

CALGARY -- Psychiatrist Aubrey Levin makes a court appearance, charged with sexually assaulting one of his male patients. (8:30 a.m. at Provincial Court)

CALGARY -- Inter Pipeline Fund reviews its first-quarter results on conference call. Dial 416-695-6622. (2:30 p.m.)

CALGARY -- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. releases its first-quarter results after markets close and holds annual general meeting at 3 p.m. A conference call will be held May 7. (4 p.m. at Metropolitan Centre)

CALGARY -- Chemical company Canexus Income Fund holds its annual meeting at 11 a.m. followed by its first-quarter conference call at 2 p.m. Dial 1-877-974-0448. (Metropolitan Centre)

EDMONTON -- John Murray, deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, delivers speech to University of Alberta's Institute for Public Economics and the C.D. Howe Institute entitled ``Is there a Commodity Curse? Lessons from the Past.'' (8 p.m. at Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel, 10222, 102 Street)

EDMONTON -- Furniture and appliance retailer The Brick Group Income Fund will hold its first-quarter conference call at 9 a.m. followed by its annual meeting at 11 a.m. Go to www.newswire.com for the webcast.

RED DEER, Alberta -- Court appearance for Chad Olsen, 22, who is charged with two counts of impaired driving causing death after a collision Feb. 7 that killed Brad Howe, 34, and his wife Krista. (Provincial Court)

RED DEER, Alberta -- Court appearance for Celine de Castro, who is charged with real estate fraud. RCMP allege that an agent offered properties that actually weren't for sale to investors. (Provincial Court)

WETASKIWIN, Alberta -- Allyson McConnell to appear in court after a psychiatric assessment. She is charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of her 2 1/2-year-old son, Connor, and his 10-month-old brother Jayden.

The Canadian Press Edmonton

(The Canadian Press)