CN said today management officers are ready to perform the work of striking United Transportation Union (UTU) employees in Canada who engage in rotating labour action against the company.

CN announced its contingency plan following UTU members' rejection of a tentative one-year settlement agreement with the company. The UTU leadership informed the company last week that it planned to launch renewed strike action against CN, including rotating strikes, if the membership failed to ratify the agreement.

UTU members in Canada have been on strike at CN since Feb. 10, 2007, but suspended strike action and returned to work during the ratification process for the tentative settlement, which was signed by the company and union on Feb. 24. The UTU represents 2,800 conductors and yard service employees at CN in Canada.

E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer, said: "CN is disappointed with the contract rejection announced today by the UTU. We believe the settlement w...

DigitalTown, Inc. (OTCBB: DGTW) today announced a partnership agreement with MediaZone, a leading global online broadcaster specializing in sports, entertainment and international programming, to provide distribution of a DigitalTown channel on MediaZone's new SocialTV web platform. SocialTV, launched in January of this year, provides unique programming from around the world including major events such as the live global broadcast and syndication of the CCTV's Chinese New Year's Gala with over 250,000 online viewers and the upcoming Women's and Men's European League basketball championships.

Under the terms of the three-year agreement, MediaZone's SocialTV will enable a DigitalTown online television channel, and the ability for viewers to interact with each other while watching the content. The channel will provide unique services to DigitalTown's emerging n...

Atlantic recording artist Jewel has recently filmed several stints on some of television's most critically acclaimed shows and will continue to take on the world of television when she sets out to host the upcoming Season 5 of "Nashville Star" in January. Jewel sat in as a guest judge in the Minneapolis auditions for the upcoming season of "American Idol," has taped acting appearances in upcoming episodes of "Las Vegas" and "Men In Trees," which are scheduled to run October 27th and November 10th respectively, and appeared on the season premiere of the CW Network's "7th Heaven" in September. Acting is not a new endeavor for Jewel who starred alongside Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Ang Lee's 1999 film, "Ride with the Devil." Always striving to create more, Jewel recently wrote, produced and directed a video to "Stephenville, TX," a song off of her recent album "Goodbye Alice In Wonderland." The video can now be viewed at Yahoo.com.

As the new host of "Nas...

CN today reported its financial and operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended Sept. 30, 2006.

Third-quarter 2006 financial highlights

- Net income of C$497 million, a 21 per cent increase over third-quarter 2005;

- Diluted earnings per share (EPS) of C$0.94, an increase of 27 per cent;

- Operating income of C$844 million, up 27 per cent;

- Solid revenues of C$1,981 million, an increase of nine per cent;

- Record quarterly operating ratio of 57.4 per cent, an improvement of 5.9 percentage points, and

- Nine-months free cash flow of C$1,131 million (1)

E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer, said: "CN produced exceptional third-quarter results, reflecting substantial revenue growth, asset utilization and cost control accomplishments. Revenues increased nine per cent, freight volume was up six per cent, and carloadings improved by two per cent.

"The top line benefited from the underlying strength of the divers...

Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group Cobra Starship -- led by former Midtown frontman Gabe Saporta -- made an incredible sales debut this week, with their much-anticipated first album, "WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS, WE RULE THE STREETS," entering in the #1 spot on SoundScan's "Top New Artists" chart. What's more, the album -- which includes the single, "Bring It (Snakes On A Plane)" -- came in at #1 on the "Alternative New Artist" chart, while also reaching #7 on the "Independent Artist" ranking and #36 on the "Current Alternative" chart.

In other news, MTV2 has set November 6th for the all-day "Unleashed" premiere of Cobra Starship's next video, "The Church of Hot Addiction." The clip will air hourly, with a Cobra Starship Makes A Video special debuting that same evening. "The Church of Hot Addiction" is the follow-up to Cobra Starship's breakthrough video for "Bring It (Snakes On A Plane)," which hit the #1 spot on the airplay charts at both MTV2 and Fuse.

Cobra Starship --...

In the news release, "7 Out of 10 Newlyweds' Bedrooms Has A Snorer," issued today by Breathe Right, we are advised by the company that the second sentence of the sixth paragraph should read "call 1-800-749-1894" rather than "call 1-800-749-1897" as originally issued. Complete corrected text follows.

7 Out of 10 Newlyweds' Bedrooms Has a Snorer

Breathe Right® Brand Vows to Help Couples "Love, Honor... and Sleep"

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- October 18, 2006 -- For better or worse, for richer or poorer, in restful nights and...snoring? For almost seven out of 10 newlywed couples (67 percent), one or the other partner snores, according to a recent national survey of newlyweds*. Forty-three percent of snorers and 42 percent of the bed partners of snorers said that snoring adds stress to their relationship.

More than half (54 percent) of the newlyweds with a snoring partner surveyed, attribute their sleepless nights to snoring. In fact, when asked to identif...

Provident Energy Trust (Provident) (TSX: PVE.UN)(NYSE: PVX) today announced that its subsidiary company, BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., has priced its initial public offering of 6,000,000 common units at $18.50 per unit. The common units will begin trading October 4, 2006 on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "BBEP."

Provident will own approximately 68 percent of the limited partnership units and approximately 96 percent of the General Partner.

A Registration Statement relating to these securities has been filed with, and declared effective by, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the...

Influenza immunization rates fall far short every year, even though health experts recommend more than 200 million people in the US receive an annual influenza vaccination. Last week, the American Lung Association launched the Faces of Influenza, a multi-year national public awareness initiative to help Americans put a "face" on this serious disease and recognize annual influenza immunization as an important preventative measure to protect themselves and their families every year.

Celebrities, public health officials and everyday people have joined the Faces of Influenza initiative, sharing their personal stories about their experiences with the disease and encouraging influenza vaccination among target groups. These groups include people 50 years of age and older, young children, everyone in close contact with people who have high-risk conditions, health care providers and anyone else who wants to prevent this serious respiratory illness that, along with its complications, kills...

Luvoo.com (PINKSHEETS: LVTI), a growing online dating company, is pleased to announce Pauly Shore will be endorsing Luvoo.com TODAY on radio stations across the country from 6:00am PDT to 9:00am PDT. Times and stations of radio broadcasts are listed below. L Yvonne Vanhoek, President of Luvoo.com stated, "We look forward to expanding our reach nationwide over the radio waves and will continue to gain market share in the online dating industry."

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CN announced today it will acquire 50 high-horsepower locomotives from Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) for delivery in the second half of 2007.

The acquisition of the 4,300-horsepower SD70M-2 locomotives will prepare CN to handle new international freight traffic to and from the Port of Prince Rupert, B.C., intermodal terminal, which is scheduled to open for business in the second half of next year.

The Prince Rupert terminal will create a new North American gateway for Asian goods destined for the principal centres of Canada and the United States Midwest and South.

Phase one of the new terminal will be able to handle 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent containers annually. These containers will travel over CN's North American network from Prince Rupert to Toronto, Montreal, Chicago and Memphis, Tenn.

E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer of CN, said: "These new locomotives will position us to accommodate rising traffic volumes on our Western Canadian n...