The Canadian Press News Agenda for Thursday, May 6

EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for May 6 as of 3 a.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):

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WORLD(at)

LONDON _ Parliamentary general election.

xy-UNDATED _ Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Belgium (May 4-5), Netherlands (May 5-7) and Croatia (May 7-8).

CHICAGO _ Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach attends the Bio 2010 International Convention in Chicago, then the Energy Security Forum in Washington.

LISLE, ILL. _ SXC Health Solutions Corp. will host a conference call to review its first-quarter earnings. Dial 1-888-231-8191. (8:30 a.m.)

TAMPA, FLA. _ Mini-mill steel producer Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. reviews its first-quarter results on a conference call. Dial 1-647-427-7450 or go to www.gerdauameristeel.com for webcast. (2:30 p.m.)

ATLANTIC(at)

x-FREDERICTON _ Sentencing for three people who pleaded guilty to charges in the hit-and-run last summer that led to the death of Dianne Trottier, 33, of Toronto. (2:30 p.m. at Courthouse)

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. _ Property owner Crombie REIT holds its annual meeting. Go to www.crombiereit.com or dial 1-888-231-8191. (11 a.m. at Empire Studio 7 Cinemas, 610 East River Rd. )

CHARLOTTETOWN _ The P.E.I. Child Sexual Assault Advisory Committee hosts a conference on child and adult sexual abuse. (12:30 p.m. at Rodd Charlottetown hotel, 75 Kent St.)

QUEBEC(at)

x-MONTREAL _ Air Canada holds a conference call to review its first quarter earnings. Dial 1-866-226-1792. (9 a.m.)

xy-MONTREAL _ Quarterly results at 8 a.m. via webcast on BCE website. (9:30 a.m. at Palais des congress rm. 511)

x-MONTREAL _ Fighters take part in a news conference ahead of Saturday's UFC 113. (1 p.m. at Bell Centre)

x-MONTREAL _ Dorel Industries, maker of car seats for children, will hold its first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-231-8191. (1 p.m.)

MONTREAL _ Directory company Yellow Media Inc. holds its annual meeting at 11 a.m. followed by a conference call for its first-quarter earnings at 1 p.m. Go to www.ypg.com for webcast. (Le Windsor, 1170 Peel St. )

MONTREAL _ SNC-Lavalin Group holds its first-quarter results conference call and annual meeting.

OTTAWA(at)

xy-OTTAWA _ Daily question period. (2:15 p.m. at House of Commons, Centre Block, Parliament Hill)

OTTAWA _ Senate agriculture committee hears witnesses on forest sector. Subject to change without notice. (8 a.m. at Room 2, Victoria Building, 140 Wellington St.)

x-OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases March building permits. (8:30 a.m. at www.statcan.ca)

OTTAWA _ Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission chairman Konrad Von Finckenstein participates in Canada 2020 panel discussion entitled Telecom in Canada: A New Owner's Manual-What foreign ownership means for consumers and business. (9 a.m. at Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau St.)

OTTAWA _ Commons industry committee hears witnesses on foreign ownership in telecommunications. Subject to change without notice. (9 a.m. at Room 752, 131 Queen St.)

OTTAWA _ Commons health committee hears witnesses on trans fat monitoring program. Subject to change without notice. (9 a.m. at Room 209, West Block, Parliament Hill)

x-OTTAWA _ Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan at Commons public accounts committee hearing witnesses on risks of toxic substances. Subject to change without notice. (9 a.m. at Room 237-C, Centre Block, Parliament Hill)

OTTAWA _ Commons transport committee hears witnesses on aviation safety and security. Subject to change without notice. (9:30 a.m. at Room 308, West Block, Parliament Hill)

x-OTTAWA _ Supreme Court holds briefing on issues arising in Friday's appeal of the National Post vs. the Crown. (9:30 a.m. at Supreme Court, 301 Wellington St., Press Room)

x-OTTAWA _ Supreme Court renders judgments in leave applications. (9:45 a.m. at Supreme Court, 301 Wellington St.)

OTTAWA _ Supreme Court renders judgment in Court Martial Appeal Court appeal of Lt.-Col. G. Szczerbaniwicz vs. the Crown. (9:45 a.m. at Supreme Court, 301 Wellington St.)

OTTAWA _ Justice Minister Rob Nicholson makes criminal justice legislation announcement, (10 a.m. at Parliament Hill, Wellington St., House of Commons foyer)

x-OTTAWA _ Opposition women's critics hold news conference on cuts to funding from the Status of Women Canada's office. (10:30 a.m. at Room 130-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill)

OTTAWA _ Students and graduates of l'Ecole Polytechnique hold commemorative ceremony to remind elected officials that a unrestricted long gun was used on that tragic day on December 6, 1989. (10:30 a.m. at Parliament Hill, Wellington St., Centre Block, in front)

OTTAWA _ Senate banking committee meets in camera. Subject to change without notice. (10:30 a.m. at Room 505, 140 Wellington St., Victoria Building)

OTTAWA _ Commons heritage committee hears witnesses on digital media. Subject to change without notice. (11 a.m. at Room 752, 131 Queen St.)

OTTAWA _ Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis with Nigerian High Commissioner Iyorwuese Hagher highlight upcoming NIDO Canada World Conference. (11 a.m. at Room 130-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill)

OTTAWA _ Canadian Automobile Dealers Association chief economist Michael Hatch holds teleconference to provide his spring economic update. (11 a.m. at 1-888-231-8191 Conf. ID # 73235490)

OTTAWA _ National police organizations hold news conference on the latest steps in their campaign to save the firearms registry. (11:30 a.m. at National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St.)

OTTAWA _ Trade Minister Peter Van Loan holds teleconference on his visit to Stockholm, Brussels and Madrid. Register by phone or email Monika Bujalska monika.bujalska(at)international.gc.ca 613-992-9304. (1:30 p.m.)

OTTAWA _ Commons trade committee hears witnesses on Bill C-2: free trade agreements with Colombia. Subject to change without notice. (3:30 p.m. at Room 371, West Block, Parliament Hill)

GATINEAU, Que. _ General court martial proceedings for Capt. Robert Semrau in the shooting death of a wounded insurgent in Afghanistan in October 2008. (9:30 a.m. at Asticou Centre, 241 Blvd Cite-des-Jeunes, Block 2600, Room 2601)

GATINEAU, Que. _ Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission issues decisions and or regulatory policies. (CRTC, 140 Promenade du Portage, Portage IV, Outaouais Room)

ONTARIO(at)

BRAMPTON, Ont. _ The Data Group Income Fund, a document management solutions company, holds its first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-888-231-891.

HAMILTON _ Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger joins police chief to launch ``Yes Means Yes'' campaign to help educate young males about proper consent before sexual activity. (9 a.m. at Hill Park Secondary School, 465 East 16th St.)

xy-MARKHAM, Ont. _ Magna releases financial results and holds its annual shareholder meeting. (10 a.m. at Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham Conference Centre, 8500 Warden Ave.)

OAKVILLE, Ont. _ Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp., a clean renewable electric generation company, will release its first-quarter results in the afternoon. A conference call follows May 7.

ST. THOMAS, Ont. _ Ontario Revenue Minister John Wilkinson speaks at chamber of commerce about government tax plan. (1 p.m. at St. Anne's Centre, 20 Morrison Dr.)

x-TORONTO _ Question Period approximately 10:35 am. Monday through Thursday. Legislature DOES NOT SIT FRIDAYS. (10:30 a.m. at 1 Queen's Park Circle)

TORONTO _ Inquest into the death of Chum Yim, 31, who died Nov. 18, 2007, after being taken into custody by Toronto police. Dr. Bonnie Burke presides as coroner. Through May 6. (9:30 a.m. at Toronto Coroners Courts, 15 Grosvenor St.)

TORONTO _ Thompson Creek Metals Co. holds a conference call to discuss its first-quarter results. Dial 647-427-7450. (8 a.m.)

TORONTO _ Drug company Biovail holds its first-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 416-695-6617 or go to www.biovail.com for webast. (8:30 a.m.)

TORONTO _ Calloway REIT reviews its first-quarter results on a conference call. Dial 1-866-250-4877. (9 a.m.)

TORONTO _ Miner Iamgold issues its first-quarter results before markets open followed by a conference call. Dial 1-866-551-1530, code: 7140353(number sign). (10 a.m.)

x-TORONTO _ Insurer Sun Life Financial Inc. holds its first-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 416-644-3416. (10 a.m.)

TORONTO _ BMO's Canadian and U.S. chief investment officers will discuss economic outlook and investment strategies on a conference call. Dial 416-340-2217, code: 3860775. (10:30 a.m.)

TORONTO _ Shopping centre owner and developer First Capital Realty Inc. holds its annual meeting. (11 a.m. at One King West Hotel and Residence, 1 King St. West, The Austin Gallery)

TORONTO _ Shoppers Drug Mart holds its annual general meeting. (11 a.m. at 250 Front St. W. Glen Gould Studio, CBC Building)

x-TORONTO _ Brookfield Asset Management Inc., one of Canada's largest property-management companies, will review its first-quarter results on a conference call. (2 p.m.)

TORONTO _ Dundee REIT, a trust which owns and manages industrial and office properties, holds its first-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 416-340-2216. (4 p.m.)

TORONTO _ Extendicare REIT, a senior care services provider, holds its annual meeting. (4 p.m. at The Exchange Tower, 130 King St. West )

TORONTO _ Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund issues its first-quarter results. A conference call follows May 7. (4 p.m.)

TORONTO _ Seminar on finances and budget to help develop women's knowledge and skills in municipal governance. Some of the younger participants will be available for media interviews. (7 p.m. at Council Chamber, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W.)

TORONTO _ Immigrant and refugee rights groups host community public hearing on proposed new refugee bill. Moderated by Michele Landsberg. (7 p.m. at Rm 204, Rogers Communication Centre, Ryerson University, 80 Gould St.)

TORONTO _ Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd. will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. followed by a conference call for its first-quarter results at 2 p.m. (Toronto Board of Trade, Room C-4th floor, 1 First Canadian Place, 100, King St. )

TORONTO _ Money manager Gluskin Sheff + Associates will report its third-quarter earnings in the afternoon. A conference call follows May 7.

TORONTO _ Insurer Manulife Financial Corp. holds its annual meeting at 11 a.m. followed by its first-quarter conference call at 2 p.m. Go to www.manulife.com for webcast. (Head office, 200 Bloor St. East)

y-TRENTON, Ont. _ Body of Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Blake, killed by IED on May 3 in Afghanistan, is returned to Canada. Gov. Gen Michaelle Jean, Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Maritime Commander Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden among dignitaries expected to attend. (2 p.m. at 8 Wing, Canadian Forces Base)

PRAIRIES(at)

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, Alta. _ 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, Alta. _ 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, Alta. _ 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.

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, Sask. _ 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.)

BRITISH COLUMBIA(at)

BURNABY, B.C. _ SkyTrain and transit police team up to increase transit safety awareness as part of North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. (8 a.m. at Lougheed Town Centre Station)

DUNCAN, B.C. _ Biologist Alexandra Morton enters final leg of walk to BC Legislature in support of wild salmon. Supporters meet at Cowichan High to be drummed into Duncan by the Spirit Drummers. Rally at Civic Square at 5 p.m. (4 p.m. at Cowichan High School, 2652 James St.)

KELOWNA, B.C. _ Public hearings on WorkSafeBC proposals for changes to Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. Two sessions - 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Best Western Inn, 2402 Highway 97 North)

NANAIMO, B.C. _ Community forum to discuss graffiti and vandalism in Wellington area by RCMP and School District 68. (7 p.m. at Wellington High School, 3135 Mexican Rd.)

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. _ SkyTrain and transit police team up to increase transit safety awareness as part of North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. (1:30 p.m. at Braid Station)

VANCOUVER _ Biotechnology company QLT Inc. holds its first-quarter earnings conference call. Go to www.qltinc.com for webcast. (8:30 a.m.)

VANCOUVER _ Media preview presentation of two exhibitions, opening May 8, by Kerry James Marshall and Fiona Tan. (9 a.m. at Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby St,)

VANCOUVER _ The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) holds an open board meeting. PHSA operates provincial agencies including BC Children's Hospital, BC Transplant, and BC Cancer Agency as well as specialized provincial health services like chest surgery and trauma services. (9 a.m. at BCIT Downtown Campus, 2nd Floor, 555 Seymour Street)

VANCOUVER _ Welcoming ceremony for Madam Justice Miriam Maisonville and Mr. Justice David Harris. (9:15 a.m. at Courtroom 55, Vancouver Law Courts, 800 Smithe Street)

VANCOUVER _ Author and political science professor Tom Flanagan discusses need for Aboriginal Canadians to embrace private property rights at Fraser Institute lecture and luncheon. (11:45 a.m. at Sutton Place Hotel, 845 Burrard St.)

VANCOUVER _ Minefinders, a precious metals and mining company, will review its first-quarter conference call. Dial 1-866-225-0198. (1 p.m.)

VANCOUVER _ TransLink seeks public input on a proposed rapid transit line to the University of British Columbia. (6 p.m. at West Point Grey United Church, 4595 West 8th Avenue)

VICTORIA _ Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz speaks at opening session of the Canadian Meat Council's 90th annual conference. (9:30 a.m. at Empress Hotel)

(The Canadian Press)