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(TSX: SCL) TORONTO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - ShawCor Ltd. (TSX: SCL) announced today that its Board of Directors had appointed independent director John F. (Jack) Petch as its new Chair of the Board.  Mr. Petch joined the ShawCor Board in 2005 and has previously served as its Lead Director, Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and Chair of the Special Committee which was constituted in the fall of 2012 in connection with ShawCor's strategic review process. Another...

VANCOUVER, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE MKT: TGB) ("Taseko" or the "Company") announces that its Board of Directors has resolved to adopt a customary Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement (the "Rights Plan") to replace its existing shareholder rights plan that, under its terms, will expire on June 6, 2013. The Rights Plan is similar to other plans adopted by many Canadian companies. It is not being adopted in response to any proposal to acquire...

WORCESTER, England, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One of Britain's leading wholesale clothing suppliers Fire Label Merchandising [http://www.firelabel.co.uk ] is looking forward to an exciting new chapter in its story with the launch of a new website to coincide with plans for expansion into new premises. The Fire Label team are anticipating a bright future made possible by the company's fantastic track record of delivering high quality wholesale clothing from a range...

TSX-V: MOB.UN TORONTO, May 17, 2013 /CNW/ - NorthWest International Healthcare Properties REIT (the "REIT") announced today that it has declared a distribution of $0.013334 per trust unit (TSX-V: MOB.UN) for the month of May 2013. The distribution will be paid on June 17, 2013 to unitholders of record as at May 31, 2013. Eligible unitholders that elect to participate in the REIT"s distribution reinvestment plan (the "DRIP") will have their cash distributions used to purchase...

LONDON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Re-brand reflects company's evolution as software specialist Formicary Collaboration Group (FCG) has today announced that it has changed its company name to MindLink Software Ltd [http://www.mindlinksoft.com ]. The move reflects the company's focus on harnessing technology to provide customers with tools to enhance their business through collaboration. When Formicary Collaboration Group was originally formed in 2011 as a spin...

Listed:  TSX, NYSE Symbol: POT SASKATOON, SK May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) announced that the thirteen nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2013 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of PotashCorp earlier today at the shareholder meeting held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the meeting are set out below....

OKOTOKS, AB, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - (TSX:MTL) The Board of Directors of Mullen Group Ltd. ("Mullen Group" and/or the "Corporation") announced today that it has declared a monthly dividend of $0.10 per Common Share payable to the holders of record of Common Shares at the close of business on May 31, 2013.  The dividend will be paid on June 17, 2013. For Canadian resident shareholders, this dividend is designated as an "eligible dividend" for purposes of the enhanced...

CALGARY, May 16, 2013 /CNW/ - TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. ("TORC" or the "Company") (TSX: TOG) is pleased to announce the election results for the board of directors from its 2013 annual general meeting of shareholders held on May 16, 2013. The following seven nominees were elected as directors of TORC to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of TORC or until their successors are elected or appointed: Votes For Votes Withheld...

TORONTO, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM & TSX: AEM) ("Agnico Eagle") and Urastar Gold Corp. (TSX-V: URS, FSE: 3U3 & OTCQX: URNRF) ("Urastar") jointly announce the completion of the acquisition of Urastar by Agnico Eagle.  Agnico Eagle acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Urastar (the "Common Shares") pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the...

Web Site: www.CuMtn.com TSX: CUM VANCOUVER, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (TSX: CUM) (the "Company" or "Copper Mountain") announces that one of the two ABB transformers powering the SAG Mill motors at the Copper Mountain mine has experienced a failure of one set of coils in a transformer that has temporarily interrupted the SAG mill operation.  The cause of the failure is being evaluated by the supplier, but details are not yet available.  A...