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I am a staff writer with CTV.ca News. That operation is part of CTV News, which is of course nestled into CTV Inc. and CTVglobemedia.

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View Article  CanWest's stock may be dropped from S&P/TSX composite index

From the Globe and Mail:

The struggling stock of CanWest Global Communications Corp. [CGS-T] is poised to suffer another blow - deletion from Canada's benchmark stock index.

With index provider Standard & Poor's due to announce its quarterly revisions to the S&P/TSX composite index in the next week or so, CanWest's market capitalization as of the end of August appears below the criterion for continued inclusion in the index, according to UBS Securities Canada Inc. strategist Garry Cooper. If his calculations hold true, CanWest would disappear from the closely watched index as of the end of trading on Sept. 19.

Exclusion from the key index would be another dose of bad news for the stock, which has slumped 63 per cent so far this year, as the company struggles with a weakening outlook for advertising sales and its onerous $3.7-billion debt load. That's because many fund managers, particularly outside of Canada, are barred by the terms of their funds from holding stocks that aren't members of major stock indexes such as the S&P/TSX composite.

View Article  Well, it's better than having someone scream 'asshole!' at you

I'm walking home. A school bus is packed with young people. A group of young women at the back wave at me and yell out, "We love you!"

This triggers a puzzled response on my face. However, while I can only speculate as to their motivations (I'm guessing a religious group), they seemed to be acting in good faith.

I smiled, flashed a peace sign back, and continued on my way.

Addendum

To give the headline some context, read this.

View Article  JCVD - A bit of a disappointment for me

The premise seemed amusing. Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Muscles from Brussels, playing the role of a troubled, washed-up action star -- namely himself.

But alas, for me, the whole film didn't hold up.

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