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| Caldwell seeks NYSE changes
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Thursday, May 11, 2006
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Maverick Canadian investment manager Tom Caldwell is trying to shake up NYSE Group Inc.., the public firm that owns the New York Stock Exchange, by demanding that former seat holders get representation on its board of directors.
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| Enernorth appeals Singapore decision
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Monday, April 10, 2006
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Should a court ruling in Singapore -- a country accused of having a judicial system sometimes subject to political interference -- be enforced in Canada, when it means a Canadian company will have to hand over millions of dollars in penalties to an overseas rival?
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| Top court sides with airline attendants
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RICHARD BLACKWELL AND BRENT JANG
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Friday, January 27, 2006
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Air Canada's flight attendants have won a victory in the Supreme Court of Canada that will help them step up a 15-year-long fight to get pay equity with other, male-dominated groups of airline employees.
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| Radler began talking to authorities in 2004
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Friday, November 18, 2005
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David Radler, whose co-operation with U.S. prosecutors may have helped launch yesterday's charges against his old friend Conrad Black, first offered help in the case almost a year ago, sources say.
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| Eased satellite radio rules could 'shock' system
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GRANT ROBERTSON AND RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Friday, September 23, 2005
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The face of Canadian radio will change now that conventional stations have lost their fight to have more stringent content rules applied to a new wave of satellite providers, industry executives say.
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| Several charges against Drabinsky dropped
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PAUL WALDIE AND RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Friday, September 23, 2005
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Crown prosecutors have dropped several criminal charges against Garth Drabinsky, who faces allegations of fraud at former theatre company Livent Inc.Mr. Drabinsky and his long-time partner Myron Gottlieb were charged in 2002 with 19 counts of fraud related to the collapse of Livent. Two other former Livent executives were also charged. They all pleaded not guilty and were released on bail.
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| Hollinger returns to profit on asset sales
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Saturday, September 17, 2005
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Hollinger International Inc. bounced back from a $74.3-million (U.S.) loss in 2003 to earn a $234.7-million profit in 2004, mainly thanks to huge one-time gains from selling off great chunks of its publishing group.
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| NADbank says free dailies on the rise in Toronto
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Friday, September 16, 2005
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Free daily newspapers are gaining a significant foothold in Toronto, showing significant readership growth in a market where several paid papers are slipping, according to new research figures from National Audience Databank Inc.
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| What's next for Ravelston? America's Most Wanted?
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RICHARD BLACKWELL AND JACQUIE McNISH
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Friday, September 16, 2005
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Conrad Black's holding company Ravelston Corp. Ltd., already in the limbo of receivership, has now been accused of acting like a ''fugitive of justice'' -- a designation usually reserved for individuals skipping across state borders in the dark of night.
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| Torstar not seeking trust status -- but it leaves the door open
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Thursday, September 15, 2005
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Torstar Corp. has no plans to spin off its newspapers into an income trust and has not hired a financial adviser to explore that option, but it might consider the move if Ottawa doesn't change the tax laws, chief executive officer Robert Prichard said yesterday.
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| Transcontinental predicts turnaround by mid-2006
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Thursday, September 15, 2005
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Printer and publisher Transcontinental Inc., hit by a 21-per-cent profit drop in the third quarter of 2005, says it expects to see a turnaround in fortunes by the middle of fiscal 2006.
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| Image committee to evaluate Lions Gate bid
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Thursday, September 15, 2005
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DVD distributor Image Entertainment Inc., the target of an all-stock takeover offer by Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., has set up a board committee to evaluate the proposal.In a regulatory filing late Tuesday, Lions Gate revealed it aims to bid for Image, which has a library of about 3,000 DVDs, several hundred music CD titles, and annual revenue of almost $120-million (U.S.).
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| No trust spinoff seen for Sun Media
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
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Quebecor Media Inc. is not interested in following the lead of CanWest Global Communications Corp. by turning its Sun Media Corp. newspaper group into an income trust, its chief operating officer says.
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| Lions Gate angling to buy DVD distributor Image
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Richard Blackwell
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
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Movie and television producer and distributor Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. is trying to negotiate a deal to buy California-based DVD distributor Image Entertainment Inc. In a letter sent to Image's chairman in August, Lions Gate chief executive officer Jon Feltheimer proposed a deal where shares of Image would be exchanged for those of Lions Gate. Due diligence has not been completed and no deal has yet been negotiated, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed yesterday. But Lions Gate has been busy buying up Image shares. It has already accumulated about 19 per cent of the public float. LGF (TSX) fell $1.13 (Canadian) to $12.21.
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| The venerable Guardian thinks small
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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Britain's Guardian newspaper, a venerable 184-year-old broadsheet, has become the latest major daily to convert to a compact format in a bid to win back younger, time-pressed readers who often turn to electronic means to get their news.
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| Radler arraignment delayed in Hollinger trial
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Richard Blackwell
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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The arraignment in Chicago of Conrad Black's long-time lieutenant David Radler, who is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges against him, has been postponed. Originally scheduled for this Thursday, it is now set to take place on Tuesday, Sept. 20. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago said both sides agreed to the delay. Mr. Radler, along with Hollinger International Inc. lawyer Mark Kipnis and Lord Black's holding company Ravelston Corp. are alleged to have helped divert $32-million (U.S.) into Hollinger's executives' pockets. Mr. Kipnis has pleaded not guilty, and Ravelston has yet to be arraigned.
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| A faithful servant turns the tables
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RICHARD BLACKWELL and PAUL WALDIE
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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David Radler is to stand before a Chicago judge on Thursday, pleading guilty to fraud charges and jeopardizing a 36-year friendship and business association with former press baron Conrad Black.
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| CanWest launches trust spinoff
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Friday, September 09, 2005
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CanWest Global Communications Corp. finally launched the income trust spinoff of its newspaper assets yesterday but left the money-losing National Post out of the sale, raising renewed speculation about the health and future of the national newspaper.
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| Ravelston arraignment delayed until Sept. 22
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Richard Blackwell
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Thursday, September 08, 2005
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The criminal arraignment of Ravelston Corp., Conrad Black's private holding company, has been delayed until Sept. 22. The Chicago court session, where the company will plead guilty or not-guilty to criminal charges launched on Aug. 18, was scheduled for yesterday. However, RSM Richter Inc. the receiver handling Ravelston's affairs, won't be ready to respond to the fraud charges until it gets directions from an Ontario judge handling the receivership. Mark Kipnis, a former senior lawyer for Hollinger International Inc., entered a not guilty plea to fraud charges on Aug. 24. David Radler, Lord Black's long-time associate, is set to enter a guilty plea to fraud charges against him on Sept. 15.
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| Effect of Black court decision could be crucial
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RICHARD BLACKWELL
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Tuesday, September 06, 2005
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On the surface, today's hearing at Ontario's Court of Appeal appears to be just another in a very long string of legal battles in the saga surrounding Conrad Black and his former Hollinger empire.
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| Prosecutors seek halt on Hollinger documents
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Richard Blackwell
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Saturday, September 03, 2005
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United States government lawyers have asked for a halt to the exchange of documents in all three of the major U.S. civil suits involving scandal-plagued Hollinger International Inc. With criminal charges now laid against former Hollinger executives David Radler and Mark Kipnis, the U.S. Attorneys say it would prejudice their case if the ''discovery'' process continues in any of the suits. The three cases include a suit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against Mr. Radler, former Hollinger chairman Conrad Black and holding company Hollinger Inc.; a suit filed by Hollinger International against Lord Black, Mr. Radler and others; and a class-action suit filed by shareholders of Hollinger International. In the suit where it is the plaintiff, Hollinger International says it is willing to agree to a limited stay, to Dec. 1. HLR (NYSE) fell 9 cents (U.S.) to $10.18.
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| Sirius, CSR to boost French satellite content
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Richard Blackwell, Simon Tuck
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Friday, September 02, 2005
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Sirius Canada Inc. and Canadian Satellite Radio Inc., the two nascent satellite radio companies lobbying to prevent the federal cabinet from killing their licences, yesterday said they will boost the French language content on their systems. Both said they will raise the number of French channels to four from three, so that they will each have an equal number of French and English channels. Sirius and CSR have been under pressure to make changes after Quebec members of the Liberal caucus complained. Some MPs, and business and cultural groups, feel the requirement that 10 per cent of the channels be Canadian is insufficient. A spokesman for Heritage Minister Liza Frulla, who is expected to recommend to cabinet that they return the decision to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for reconsideration, said the minister is listening carefully to ''all representations'' being made on the issue. Richard Blackwell, Simon Tuck
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