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CANADA RESEARCH SUMMARY: Oct 9 1932 GMT

Thu Oct 9, 2008 3:32pm EDT

Stocks

   
 Following is a summary of research actions on Canadian
companies reported by  Reuters on Thursday. Stock entries are
in alphabetical order.
 For a summary of research on S&P 500 companies, double click
on [RCH/US]
 For a summary of research on non-S&P 500 companies, double
click on [RCH/US2]
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 ------------ STOCK                  RESEARCH BY       ACTION
 Action Energy AEC.V  BMO               Cuts to underperform
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 ------------ Anderson Energy        BMO               Cuts to
market perform
 (AXL.TO)
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 ------------ Astral Media (ACMa.TO) RBC               Cuts
price target to C$36 from
                                       C$39; rating
outperform
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 ------------ Atrium Innovations     RBC               Cuts
price target to C$16 from
 (ATB.TO)                                 C$26; rating
outperform
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 ------------ Bankers Petroleum      BMO               Cuts
target price to C$6 from
 (BNK.TO)                                 C$9.50; keeps
outperform rating
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 ------------ Bellus Health          RBC               Cuts
price target to $0.35 from
 BLUS.O (BLU.TO)                        $1; rating
underperform
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 ------------ Bow Valley Energy      BMO               Cuts
target price to C$2.25
 BVX.TO                                 from C$5.25; rating
market perform
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 ------------ Breakwater Resources   Scotia Capital    Raises
to sector perform from
 (BWR.TO)                                 sector underperform,
cuts price
                                       target to C$0.25 from
C$0.40
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 ------------ CAE Inc (CAE.TO)       Versant Partners  Raises
to buy from hold
  [ID:nWNAS3866]
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 ------------ Canadian Pacific       UBS               Cuts
price target to C$77 from C$80
 Railway (CP.TO)
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 ------------ Canadian Natural       BMO               Cuts to
market perform
 Resources (CNQ.TO)
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 ------------ Canadian Satellite     RBC               Cuts to
sector perform from
 Radio (XSR.TO)                           outperform; cuts
price target
                                       to C$4.50 from C$7
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 ------------ Canwest Global         RBC               Cuts to
underperform from sector
 Communications CGS.TO                  perform; cuts price
target to
                                       C$2 from C$3
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 ------------ Cirrus Energy (CYR.V)  BMO               Cuts
price target to C$6.50
                                       from C$7.50; rating
outperform
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 ------------ Corus Entertainment    RBC               Cuts
price target to C$21 from
 (CJRb.TO)                                C$24; rating
outperform
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 ------------ Emera Inc (EMA.TO)     Scotia Capital    Cuts to
sector underperform from
                                       sector perform, cuts
price target
                                       to C$21 from C$24.50
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 ------------ Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO)  Scotia Capital    Raises
to sector outperform from
                                       sector perform; cuts
price target
                                       to C$45 from C$49
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 ------------ Finning International  RBC               Cuts
price target to C$20 from
 (FTT.TO)                                 C$29; rating sector
perform
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 ------------ Glacier Media (GVC.TO) RBC               Cuts
price target to C$4.25 from
                                       C$5; rating
outperform
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 ------------ Hudbay Minerals        Genuity           Starts
with buy rating; price
 (HBM.TO)                                 target of C$9.20
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 ------------ Inmet Mining (IMN.TO)  Genuity           Starts
with hold rating; price
                                       target of C$44.00
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 ------------ Instorage Real Estate  RBC               Cuts
price target to C$3 from
 Investment Trust IS_u.TO               C$4; rating sector
perform
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 ------------ Iteration Energy       BMO               Cuts to
market perform
 (ITX.TO)
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 ------------ Kaboose KAB.TO       RBC               Cuts
price target to C$1.25
                                       from C$1.50; rating
outperform
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 ------------ Kangaroo Media         RBC               Cuts to
underperform from sector
 KTV.TO                                 perform; price target
to C$0.20
                                       from C$0.50
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 ------------ Lundin Mining (LUN.TO) Genuity           Starts
with hold rating; price
                                       target of C$3.35
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 ------------ Manitoba Telecom       Scotia Capital    Cuts to
sector underperform from
 Services (MBT.TO)                        sector perform
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 ------------ Newfoundland Capital   RBC               Cuts
price target to C$17 from
 (NCCa.TO)                                C$19; rating sector
perform
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 ------------ Oilexco OIL.TO       BMO               Cuts
target price to C$12.75
                                       from C$25; rating
outperform   
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 ----------- Priszm Income Fund     RBC               Cuts
price target to C$2 from
 (QSR_u.TO)                               C$4; rating sector
perform
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 ------------ Quebecor (QBRb.TO)     RBC               Cuts
price target to C$35 from
                                       C$39; rating
outperform
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 ------------ Sandvine (SVC.TO)      RBC               Cuts
price target to C$1.50
                                       from C$2.25; rating
sector perform
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 ------------ Thomson Reuters        RBC               Cuts
price target to $36 from
 (TRI.N) (TRI.TO)                         $37; rating sector
perform
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 ------------ Torstar Corp (TSb.TO)  RBC               Cuts
price target to C$14 from
                                       C$16; rating sector
perform
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 ------------ Transcontinental       RBC               Cuts
price target to C$15 from
  (TCLa.TO)                               C$18; rating sector
perform
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 ------------ TVA Group (TVAb.TO)    RBC               Cuts
price target to C$14.50
                                       from C$16; rating
sector perform
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 ------------ Webtech Wireless       Haywood           Cuts
price target by C$1 to
 (WEW.TO)                                 C$4; rating sector
outperform
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 ------------ Yellow Pages Income    RBC               Cuts
price target to C$11 from
 Fund (YLO_u.TO)                          C$12; rating
outperform
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 ------------ North American oil &   BMO               Cuts to
market perform from
 gas producers group [ID:nWNAS3916]       outperform
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 ------------ ((Compiled by Ramya Dilip and Vidya L Nathan;
Bangalore Equities Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1
646 223 8780)) 



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