Look-Ahead-March 7-13
EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Sunday, March 7 to Saturday, March 13, 2010.
SUNDAY, MARCH 7
LOS ANGELES _ 82nd Academy Awards.
SYDNEY, N.S. _ 2010 East Coast Music Awards, Conference and Festival. Through March 7.
TORONTO _ Confederation of Greater Toronto Chinese Business Associations holds 13th annual gala. This year's theme is Oriental Fantasia, featuring performing arts and presentation on Hong Kong and China economy. (Crown Prince Fine Dining and Banquet, 3600 Victoria Park Ave.)
REGINA _ Saskatchewan Party annual convention. Through March 7. (Delta Regina, 1919 Saskatchewan Dr.)
MONDAY, MARCH 8
TORRANCE, CALIF. _ Douglas Gordon Bradford appears in court. He is accused of strangling 28-year-old Lynne Knight and stabbing her more than 15 times the night of Aug. 29, 1979. (L.A. Superior Court, Torrance branch)
MONTREAL _ Self-described priest Daniel Cormier is sentenced for sexually assaulting a teenage girl. (9:30 a.m. at Montreal Courthouse)
x-TORONTO _ Legislature sits Mondays through Thursdays with question period approximately 10:30 a.m. It does not sit Fridays. Through April 16. (10:30 a.m. at Ontario legislature, 1 Queen's Park Circle)
BRANDON, Man. _ Jason John Ouimet, who is free on bail, to appear on second-degree murder charge in the death of Duane Lacquette. (9 a.m. at Provincial Court)
SASKATOON _ The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations holds a special legislative assembly to discuss the Begay report which discusses the future of the First Nations University of Canada. (10 a.m. at Saskatoon Inn, 2002 Airport Dr.)
KELOWNA, B.C. _ Preliminary hearing date expected to be set for Cameron Capozzi, charged with the murder of his mother. (9:30 a.m. at Provincial Court)
VANCOUVER _ Quadra Mining Ltd., which has operations in Arizona and Chile, will review its fourth-quarter earnings on conference call. Dial 1-866-226-1792. (7 a.m.)
VANCOUVER _ Perjury trial for Air India accused Inderjit Singh Reyat. Through March 26. (10 a.m. at B.C. Supreme Court)
IQALUIT, Nunavut _ Trial continues for Pingoatuk Kolola, accused of first-degree murder in the death of Const. Douglas Scott on the Baffin Island community of Kimmirut. Through March 8.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. _ Prominent hockey coach Rick Babstock, 57, appears in court on charges of indecent assault and gross indecency involving a boy. (9 a.m. at Courthouse)
DARTMOUTH, N.S. _ Sentencing hearing for Francesca Rogier, whose dog Brindi was seized by animal control. Rogier was found guilty of violating bylaws. The fate of the dog will be decided by the court. (9:30 a.m. at Provincial Court)
GATINEAU, Que. _ Final legal arguments before opening evidence in court martial of Capt. Robert Semrau (9:30 a.m. at Acousti Centre 241 de la Cite des Jeunes)
OTTAWA _ American Ambassador David Jacobson speaks at Canadian Club luncheon. (12 p.m. at Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau St., Ballroom)
OTTAWA _ The Fraser Institute hosts What Makes Good Government? an Evening with Preston Manning. (6 p.m. at Rideau Club, 99 Bank St., 15th Floor)
CONCORD, Ont. _ Futuremed Healthcare Income Fund issues its fourth-quarter and year-end results. A conference call will be held March 10.
ORANGEVILLE, Ont. _ Lawyers for former Edmonton MP Rahim Jaffer say a resolution is expected on charges of driving over the legal blood-alcohol limit and possession of cocaine after Jaffer's arrest on the morning of Sept. 11, 2009. (9 a.m. at 10 Louisa St.)
x-TORONTO _ Legislature sits Mondays through Thursdays with question period approximately 10:30 a.m. It does not sit Fridays. Through April 16. (10:30 a.m. at Ontario legislature, 1 Queen's Park Circle)
TORONTO _ Scotiabank reviews its first-quarter earnings on conference call. Dial 1-800-814-4860 or 416-644-3416. (2 p.m.)
COCHRANE, Alta. _ Court appearance for Const. Keith Anderson, 22, on a charge of break and enter. RCMP allege that a relative of a homeowner discovered a man illegally inside a home in Cochrane, Alta., Feb. 14., and when confronted the man said he was an off-duty RCMP officer and left the home. (Provincial Court)
EDMONTON _ Power producer Capital Power Corp. will release its fourth-quarter results. A conference call follows March 10. (4 p.m.)
SASKATOON _ The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations holds a special legislative assembly to discuss the Begay report which discusses the future of the First Nations University of Canada. (10 a.m. at Saskatoon Inn, 2002 Airport Dr.)
VANCOUVER _ Perjury trial for Air India accused Inderjit Singh Reyat. Through March 26. (10 a.m. at B.C. Supreme Court)
VANCOUVER _ Workshop explaining changes to B.C.'s Lobbyist Registration Act. (12 p.m. at People's Law School, 150-900 Howe St)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
CONCORD, Ont. _ Futuremed Healthcare Income Fund holds a conference call to review its fourth-quarter and year-end results. Dial 416-915-8110. (10:30 a.m.)
x-TORONTO _ Legislature sits Mondays through Thursdays with question period approximately 10:30 a.m. It does not sit Fridays. Through April 16. (10:30 a.m. at Ontario legislature, 1 Queen's Park Circle)
TORONTO _ Morneau Sobeco, a human resource consulting company, issues its fourth-quarter results. Dial 416-695-7806 to access conference call. (2 p.m.)
WATERLOO, Ont. _ Descartes Systems Group issues its fourth-quarter earnings followed by a conference call. Dial 1-800-699-5854. (8 a.m.)
CALGARY _ A judge is expected to sentence Darren Coupal, who pleaded guilty last year to several charges, including impaired driving causing death and hit and run. In April 2008, Linda Davey, 43, was killed while her 15-year-old disabled son was severly injured, along with Fakhria Zadran, 30, when they were struck on a sidewalk by an impaired driver. (Court of Queen's Bench)
EDMONTON _ Power producer Capital Power Corp. will review its fourth-quarter results on conference call. Dial 416-340-8018. (11 a.m.)
EDMONTON _ Closing arguments resume at dangerous offender hearing for Leo Teskey, who beat a city landlord into a vegetative state and committed other violent crimes. (Court of Queen's Bench)
AGASSIZ, B.C. _ Craig Munro, convicted of 1980 murder of police officer in Toronto, seeks parole. (Mountain Institution)
SURREY, B.C. _ Workshop explaining changes to B.C.'s Lobbyist Registration Act. (12:30 p.m. at Ramada Inn, 19225 92 St.)
VANCOUVER _ Perjury trial for Air India accused Inderjit Singh Reyat. Through March 26. (10 a.m. at B.C. Supreme Court)
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
OXFORD, N.S. _ The Agricultural Land Review Committee holds a public meeting focused on determining the future of Nova Scotia's agriculural lands. (7 p.m. at Lion's Hall)
MONTREAL _ Deportation hearing for Dany Villanueva, the brother of Fredy Villanueva who was shot dead by Montreal police in August 2008. The hearing is taking place before a Immigration Refugee Board. Villanueva was convicted of weapons and robbery charges in an incident that dates back to 2006. (9 a.m. at Federal building, Place Guy Favreau )
QUEBEC _ Commercial property owner Cominar REIT will discuss its fourth-quarter and year-end results on conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191 or go to www.cominar.com to access webcast. (11 a.m.)
OTTAWA _ Institute of Marriage and Family Canada hosts Family Policy Conference. (2001-130 Albert St.)
OTTAWA _ Delegates for public, private and voluntary sectors attend planning conference for public celebration Canada's sesquicentennial in 2017. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin among speakers. (National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St.)
OAKVILLE, Ont. _ Pethealth, a pet medical insurer, issues its 2009 financial results.
OTTAWA _ MDS holds its annual meeting of shareholders. (11 a.m. at Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Dr.)
x-TORONTO _ Legislature sits Mondays through Thursdays with question period approximately 10:30 a.m. It does not sit Fridays. Through April 16. (10:30 a.m. at Ontario legislature, 1 Queen's Park Circle)
TORONTO _ Edith Lucille Jones, 83, appears in court charged with careless driving and failing to stop at a red light, in the death of a mother run over at a crosswalk while pushing a baby stroller. (1:30 p.m. at Room A, Old City Hall, 60 Queen St. W)
EDMONTON _ Parents of a brain-damaged infant in Edmonton to appear in court. They had asked for more time to get a second medical opinion on whether he should be taken off life support. (9 a.m. at Court of Queen's Bench)
EDMONTON _ National Aboriginal Health Careers Conference and Trade Show to be held over two days. (10 a.m. at Mayfield Inn)
RED DEER, Alta. _ Adrian Lizotte, 26, to be sentenced after pleading guilty in November to luring a 13-year-old girl over the Internet and sexually assaulting her at a Red Deer motel. (9 a.m. at Provincial Court)
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. _ Workshop explaining changes to B.C.'s Lobbyist Registration Act. (12 p.m. at Ramada Plaza, 36035 North Parallel Rd.)
VANCOUVER _ Perjury trial for Air India accused Inderjit Singh Reyat. Through March 26. (10 a.m. at B.C. Supreme Court)
VANCOUVER _ Miner Goldcorp issues its 2009 earnings after markets close. A conference call follows on March 12. (1 p.m.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. _ The first anniversary of the Cougar Flight 491 crash, which killed 16 offshore oil workers off Newfoundland's east coast.
HALIFAX _ Nova Scotia Barristers' Society holds a symposium to honour the legacy of Donald Marshall Jr., 20 years after the report of the royal commission into the prosecution that resulted in Marshall's wrongful murder conviction. (8:30 a.m. at Mi'kmaq Native Friendship Centre, 2158 Gottingen St.)
OTTAWA _ Delegates for public, private and voluntary sectors attend planning conference for public celebration Canada's sesquicentennial in 2017. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin among speakers. (National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St.)
x-TORONTO _ Legislature sits Mondays through Thursdays with question period approximately 10:30 a.m. It does not sit Fridays. Through April 16. (10:30 a.m. at Ontario legislature, 1 Queen's Park Circle)
TORONTO _ Hotel franchisor InnVest REIT will discuss its fourth-quarter earnings on a conference call. Dial 416-340-8018. (11 a.m.)
WOODSTOCK, Ont. _ Terri-Lynne McClintic, 19, accused of first-degree murder in Victoria Stafford case, appears in court to set a date for trial. (415 Hunter St.)
EDMONTON _ National Aboriginal Health Careers Conference and Trade Show to be held over two days. (10 a.m. at Mayfield Inn)
RED DEER, Alta. _ Court appearance for Chad Olsen, 22 on charges of impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death in a collision Feb. 7 that killed Brad and Krista Howe. (Provincial Court)
WINNIPEG _ Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty speaks at a Manitoba Liberal fundraising dinner. (7 p.m. at Marlborough Hotel, Smith Street)
VANCOUVER _ Perjury trial for Air India accused Inderjit Singh Reyat. Through March 26. (10 a.m. at B.C. Supreme Court)
VANCOUVER _ Miner Goldcorp will review its fiscal 2009 results on a conference call. Dial 1-800-355-4959. (10 a.m.)
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
No major events scheduled.
(The Canadian Press)


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