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CALGARY, April 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Enerplus Corporation ("Enerplus") (TSX: ERF) (NYSE: ERF) announces that a cash dividend in the amount of CDN$0.09 per share will be payable on May 21, 2013 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on May 3, 2013. The ex-dividend date for this payment is May 1, 2013. The CDN$0.09 per share dividend is equivalent to approximately US$0.09 per share if converted using the current Canadian/US dollar exchange rate of 0.9744. The U.S....

Shoppers Give Back with over 1 Million Green Nickels to Boston Children's Hospital WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever since Roche Bros. decided to launch their Go Green recyclable bag initiative over 5 years ago, they have taken Boston Children's Hospital along. Each year, since 2008, the 18-store supermarket chain has given a five-cent rebate every time shoppers use their recyclable grocery bag. While many retailers allow shoppers to pocket the rebate,...

However, research reveals that the relatively vast sums of personal wealth accrued by households in Asia provide a solid foundation for generating retirement income if efficiently mobilised TORONTO, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Asset Management recently issued a report that analyses the retirement income security of elderly households in five Asian economies. The report finds that households in these countries and territories have relatively high levels of accumulated...

-unusually high volume of trading on the TSX today- BELLEVILLE, ON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) (ASX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today noted substantial trading volume of its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It has come to the Company's attention that one of its institutional shareholders - the Fonds de solidarité FTQ - has sold their entire holding. "This has come as a...

University of Waterloo architecture and engineering students receive first prize TORONTO, April 18, 2013 /CNW/ - RBC and B+H proudly announced today the winners of the 2013 Evolve Sustainable Design Competition. University of Waterloo students Renee Hum-Hsiao, Elaina Poleto, Keegan Steeper, Joanne Yau and Thomas Yuan received first prize for their design of an environmentally sustainable bank branch of the future. The winning team received $5,000 and an opportunity to meet with...

The addition of eight state-of-the art data centre facilities in five major metros across Canada significantly enhances Rogers Business Solutions' capacity and capabilities TORONTO, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Rogers Communications announced today that it has purchased BLACKIRON Data from Primus Telecommunications Group for cash consideration of $200 million, subject to certain adjustments. BLACKIRON Data, a pure-play provider of data centre and cloud computing services in...

MONTREAL, April 17, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX: SNC) announces that a settlement has been reached with the World Bank Group in connection with the previously announced investigations. While the specific terms of the settlement are confidential, it includes the suspension of the right to bid on and to be awarded World Bank Group-financed projects by SNC-Lavalin Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, and its controlled affiliates for a period of 10 years. The...

Common shares commence trading on split basis today on TSX and NYSE VANCOUVER, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - TELUS announced today that it has completed its previously announced two-for-one stock split of the company's common shares. On April 16, 2013, each TELUS shareholder of record as of the previous day - April 15, 2013 - received one additional share for each share owned. The newly issued common shares commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and New York Stock...

BAAR, Switzerland, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Manas Petroleum Corporation ("Manas" or the "Company") (TSX?V: MNP; OTCBB: MNAP) announced today that on March 25, 2013, Peter-Mark Vogel resigned as Chief Executive Officer. The board of directors appointed Dr. Werner Ladwein, as CEO & President and reappointed Ari Muljana as Chief Financial Officer. Further, Michael Velletta, Director, has resigned as Corporate Secretary and Mr. Peter-Mark Vogel has been appointed by the board....

TORONTO, April 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Accomplished industry thought leaders representing broader pharmacy will hold a panel discussion launching 9000 Points of Care: Improving Access to Affordable Healthcare. What: Panel discussion on the comprehensive healthcare plan bringing Canada's broader pharmacy community together for the first time to identify sustainable solutions for the healthcare system. When:...