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The Canadian Press News Look-Ahead for Dec. 23-Jan. 12
[December 21, 2012]

The Canadian Press News Look-Ahead for Dec. 23-Jan. 12


(Canadian Press Broadcast Wire (Canada) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Sunday, Dec. 23 to Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. 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): Main Desk (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 800-268-8149.



DEC. 23-25 No major events scheduled WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 MALMO _ The World Jr. Hockey Championship begins. Canada plays Germany (4 a.m. ET). Through Jan. 5.

THURSDAY, DEC. 27 MALMO _ The World Jr. Hockey Championship continues. Through Jan. 5.


FRIDAY, DEC. 28 MALMO _ The World Jr. Hockey Championship continues. Canada plays Slovakia (4 a.m. ET). Through Jan. 5.

TORONTO _ Gustavo Valencia Gomez, 40, appears in court on charges of pretending to practice witchcraft, fraud over $5,000, false pretenses over $5,000 and possession of proceeds of crime. (1 p.m. at 1000 Finch Ave. W.) SATURDAY, DEC. 29 MALMO _ The World Jr. Hockey Championship continues. Through Jan. 5.

SUNDAY, DEC. 30 MALMO _ The World Jr. Hockey Championship continues. Canada plays U.S.A. (4 a.m. ET). Through Jan. 5.

MONDAY, DEC. 31 MALMO _ The World Jr. Hockey Championship continues. Canada plays Russia. (8:30 a.m. ET). Through Jan. 5.

TUESDAY, JAN. 1 REGINA _ Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield holds annual levee, open to the public. (1 p.m. at Government House) WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 MALMO _ The World Jr. Hockey Championship quarter-final games.

SYDNEY, N.S. _ Brian Augustine Deruelle of Glace Bay, charged in the death of Laura Jessome, returns to court for a bail hearing. A hockey bag containing Jessome's remains was found floating along the Mira River near Marion Bridge in late May. (Provincial Court) THURSDAY, JAN. 3 MALMO _ The World Jr. Hockey Championship semifinal games.

FRIDAY, JAN. 4 OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases the labour force survey for December. (8:30 a.m. at www.statcan.gc.ca) OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada releases the industrial product and raw materials price indexes for November. (8:30 a.m. at www.statcan.gc.ca) TORONTO _ David Rennie, 51, and Umaish Ramrattan, 61, appear in court on multiple charges involving theft of items donated to the Salvation Army. (1 p.m. at 1000 Finch Ave.) RED DEER, Alta. _ Sentencing hearing for Tyler James Stevens, who pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm in a head-on crash that killed four temporary foreign workers and injured another. A remaining 15 charges, including impaired driving causing death, are also to be spoken to. (1:30 p.m. at Provincial Court, Room 101) SATURDAY, JAN. 5 MALMO _ The World Jr. Hockey Championship gold and bronze medal games.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6 x-AJAX, Ont. _ Ontario Liberal Party leadership debate. (1 p.m. at Ajax Convention Centre, 550 Beck Crescent) MONDAY, JAN. 7 HALIFAX _ Focus hearing in the case of Andre Noel Denny, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Halifax resident Raymond Taavel. (9:30 a.m. at Provincial Court, Spring Garden Road) TORONTO _ Trial begins for Richard Kachkar, charged with first-degree murder in the snowplow death of Sgt. Ryan Russell. Through March 7. (10 a.m. at Ontario Superior Court, 361 University Ave.) CALGARY _ Jury trial of former court-appointed psychiatrist Aubrey Levin continues. (10 a.m. at CR 1103, Calgary Courts - 601 5th Street S.W.) CALGARY _ Spencer Jordan and Marie Magoon to appear in court to face a charge of second-degree murder in the death of six-year-old Meika Jordan. (Courthouse) TUESDAY, JAN. 8 SYDNEY, N.S. _ Robert Edwin Matheson of Glace Bay, charged in the death of Laura Jessome, returns to court. A hockey bag containing Jessome's remains was found floating along the Mira River near Marion Bridge in late May. (Provincial Court) MONTREAL _ Industrial valve manufacturer Velan Inc. holds a conference call to discuss thyroid-quarter results released earlier in the day. Dial 1-888-224-7971, passcode: 21628978. (4:30 p.m.) OTTAWA _ The Supreme Court of Canada provides a briefing on the appeals to be heard during the Court's Winter 2013 Session. (10 a.m. at Supreme Court of Canada, 301 Wellington St., Press Room) LONDON, Ont. _ London Mayor Joseph Fontana to appear in court. The London detachment of the RCMP charged Fontana with fraud and other charges related to the alleged inappropriate use of funds when he was a federal cabinet minister and Liberal member of Parliament. (Provincial Court House) TORONTO _ Trial continues for Richard Kachkar, charged with first-degree murder in the snowplow death of Sgt. Ryan Russell. Through March 7. (10 a.m. at Ontario Superior Court, 361 University Ave.) CALGARY _ Jury trial of former court-appointed psychiatrist Aubrey Levin continues. (10 a.m. at CR 1103, Calgary Courts - 601 5th Street S.W.) CALGARY _ Hearing for Brian Volker, who is appealing his life sentence in the killing of his estranged wife Debbie Volker, who was found shot to death in her home near Red Deer, Alta. (2009) (Alberta Court of Appeal) CALGARY _ Hearing for Christopher Fleig, who is appealing both his first-degree murder conviction and life sentence in the death of Brandon Prevey. Prevey was shot while sitting in his vehicle in Red Deer in April 2009. (Alberta Court of Appeal) EDMONTON _ Pre-trial conference for parents accused of aggravated assault and criminal negligence against their two-year-old twin daughters. One later died in hospital. (Courthouse) RED DEER, Alta. _ Mark Damien Lindsay to appear in court, charged in the second-degree murder of his girlfriend Dana Jane Turner. Lindsay is the son of a former Edmonton police chief. (9 a.m. at Provincial Court) RED DEER, Alta. _ Bashir Gaashaan to appear in court. He is charged with first-degree murder, interfering with human remains and other offences in the death of Jenna Cartwright, whose body was found in a ditch. (Courthouse) WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 OTTAWA _ Telecom equipment supplier DragonWave Inc. releases third-quarter results after markets close. A conference call will be held on Jan. 10.

x-ETOBICOKE, Ont. _ Ontario Liberal Party leadership debate. (7 p.m. at Old Mill Inn, 21 Old Mill Road) TORONTO _ Trial continues for Richard Kachkar, charged with first-degree murder in the snowplow death of Sgt. Ryan Russell. Through March 7. (10 a.m. at Ontario Superior Court, 361 University Ave.) TORONTO _ Short list announced for Charles Taylor Prize for literary non-fiction.

CALGARY _ Jury trial of former court-appointed psychiatrist Aubrey Levin continues. (10 a.m. at CR 1103, Calgary Courts - 601 5th Street S.W.) CALGARY _ Shaw Communications will hold its first-quarter conference call. Call 1-866-322-1159 or 416-640-3404, code: 8495449. (1:30 p.m.) CALGARY _ First court appearance for rooming house owners Annop and Deepti Bungay charged with fire code violations following blaze that killed 57-year-old Daniel McWha. (Provincial Court) THURSDAY, JAN. 10 HALIFAX _ Jeffrey Paul Delisle, a naval officer who pleaded guilty to espionage and breach of trust, to be sentenced. Delisle pleaded guilty in October to selling secrets to the Russians. Through Jan. 11. (9:30 a.m. at Provincial Court, Spring Garden Road) MONTREAL _ Radio and specialty TV operator Astral Media Inc. holds a first-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-800-731-5319 or go to astral.com for the webcast. (10:30 a.m.) OTTAWA _ Telecom equipment supplier DragonWave Inc. holds a third-quarter earnings conference call. Dial 1-877-312-9202 or go to http://investor.dragonwaveinc.com/events.cfm for the webcast. (8:30 a.m.) TORONTO _ Trial continues for Richard Kachkar, charged with first-degree murder in the snowplow death of Sgt. Ryan Russell. Through March 7. (10 a.m. at Ontario Superior Court, 361 University Ave.) TORONTO _ Newspaper and Internet publisher Postmedia Network Canada Corp. holds a conference call to discuss first-quarter earnings released earlier in the day. Dial 1-800-672-8962. (3:30 p.m.) CALGARY _ Jury trial of former court-appointed psychiatrist Aubrey Levin continues. (10 a.m. at CR 1103, Calgary Courts - 601 5th Street S.W.) CALGARY _ Donald Robertshaw to appear in court on four charges of voyeurism. It's alleged he filmed a staff-only change room at a city recreation centre. (Courthouse) FRIDAY, JAN. 11 HALIFAX _ Jeffrey Paul Delisle, a naval officer who pleaded guilty to espionage and breach of trust, to be sentenced. Delisle pleaded guilty in October to selling secrets to the Russians. Through Jan. 11. (9:30 a.m. at Provincial Court, Spring Garden Road) MONTREAL _ Thomas Boni Yayi, president of the African Union and Benin, gives a speech on African-Canadian economic relations. (12 p.m. at Le Westin Montreal, Salle Fortifications, 270 St-Antoine Ouest) TORONTO _ Trial continues for Richard Kachkar, charged with first-degree murder in the snowplow death of Sgt. Ryan Russell. Through March 7. (10 a.m. at Ontario Superior Court, 361 University Ave.) TORONTO _ Chief economists from CIBC, TD Bank, RBC, BMO, Scotiabank and BNP Paribas take part in Economic Outlook 2013, presented by the Economic Club of Canada. (7:30 a.m. at The Sheraton Centre Hotel, 123 Queen Street West) CALGARY _ Jury trial of former court-appointed psychiatrist Aubrey Levin continues. (10 a.m. at CR 1103, Calgary Courts - 601 5th Street S.W.) SATURDAY, JAN. 12 ROSETOWN, Sask. _ Saskatchewan NDP leadership forum. (2 p.m. at Civic Centre) (The Canadian Press) (c) 2012 The Canadian Press

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