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March 4 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL ** Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to announce changes on Wednesday to Canada's life penalty for convicted killers that would make life truly mean life behind bars or as close as possible to pass constitutional muster. (http://bit.ly/18NQkBL) ** Canadian pension fund manager Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec is buying the British government's stake in high-speed train service Eurostar International Ltd as part of a push to accelerate its infrastructure investments around the world. (http://bit.ly/1DTuuXF) ** Target Canada is now owed C$1.9 billion ($1.52 billion) by a property company it created, making the insolvent chain its own biggest creditor and threatening to significantly dilute the recovery of others. (http://bit.ly/1BGD0dk) NATIONAL POST ** Canadian investment banks are getting nervous as they are struggling to find buyers for Silver Wheaton Corp's massive $800 million bought deal offering. (http://bit.ly/18NPbtZ) ** The budget is still weeks away, but public-sector workers are already contemplating wildcat strikes as Alberta Premier Jim Prentice begins to seed the ground for spending cuts. (http://bit.ly/1AHh4cM) ** Ontario's top court has quashed a second, $2-million lawsuit filed by the family of a brain-damaged Toronto man, accusing doctors of intimidation, threats and assault as the two sides fought over whether to remove Hassan Rasouli from life support. The first case reached the Supreme Court, which ruled in 2013 that the hospital must get the family's consent before ending life-sustaining treatment. (http://bit.ly/1F8H314) ($1 = C$1.2518) (Compiled by Luke Koshi in Bengaluru)
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Silver Wheaton
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PRODUCER |
CODE : SLW.TO |
ISIN : CA8283361076 |
CUSIP : 828336107 |
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Silver Wheaton is based in Canada. Silver Wheaton produces silver, copper, gold, lead, silica and zinc in Canada, in Greece, in Mexico, in Peru, in Portugal and in Sweden, develops copper, gold, silver and zinc in Canada and in Chile, and holds various exploration projects in Argentina and in Portugal. Its main assets in production are ZINKGRUVAN in Sweden, KENO HILL (BELLEKENO) and MINTO MINE in Canada, SAN MARTIN - LUISMIN, PEÑASQUITO, LUISMIN and G-9 CAMPO MORADO in Mexico, YAULIYACU in Peru, STRATONI in Greece and NEVES-CORVO in Portugal, its main assets in development are PASCUA LAMA in Chile and KUTCHO CREEK in Canada and its main exploration properties are PROMOTORIO DURANGO and MONTOROS in Mexico, ALJUSTREL in Portugal and LOMA DE LA PLATA (NAVIDAD) in Argentina. Silver Wheaton is listed in Canada, in Germany and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 12.6 billions as of today (US$ 9.2 billions, € 8.4 billions). Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on March 09, 2007 at CA$ 10.01, and its highest recent level on May 15, 2017 at CA$ 28.53. Silver Wheaton has 441 520 000 shares outstanding. |