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2nd UPDATE: EnCana Announces Split Into 2 Companies-CP (Adds CEO comments, details on company leadership, and background) NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- EnCana Corp. (ECA.T), Canada's biggest natural gas player, is splitting into two separate energy companies: one a fully integrated oil company and the other devoted [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:44:00 GMT]

2nd UPDATE: EnCana Announces Split Into 2 Companies-CP Extract not available. [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:24:00 GMT]

Canada's fisheries minister supports voluntary measures to maximize value of Gulf crab fishery Extract not available. [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:53:00 GMT]

EnCana dividing into 2 companies: one oil, one gas Canadian natural gas company EnCana announces dividing into 2 companies: one oil, one gas NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Canada's biggest natural gas company said Sunday it is splitting into two separate energy companies: a fully integrated oil company [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:11:00 GMT]

EnCana dividing into 2 companies: one oil, one gas ENCANA CORP (ECA) Stock Quote, Chart, News, Add to Watchlist Related topics CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Canada's biggest natural gas company said Sunday it is splitting into two separate energy companies: a fully integrated oil company and a natural gas [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:10:00 GMT]

EnCana dividing into 2 companies: one oil, one gas CALGARY, Alberta --Canada's biggest natural gas company said Sunday it is splitting into two separate energy companies: a fully integrated oil company and a natural gas company. EnCana Corp. will create a publicly traded integrated oil company with [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:02:00 GMT]

EnCana splits into separate oil, gas companies Calgary-based EnCana Corporation, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, is splitting into two corporate entities. In a news release on Sunday, the company said its board of directors unanimously approved a proposal to create an [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:55:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs Extract not available. [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:09:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs Extract not available. [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:06:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs Extract not available. [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:04:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs Extract not available. [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:04:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs Extract not available. [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:52:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs Extract not available. [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:52:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - EnCana Corp (ECA.TO), Canada's biggest energy company, said on Sunday it plans to split into two separate oil and natural gas firms in an effort to wring out more value with crude prices at record highs. EnCana, a $65 billion [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:50:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs By Jeffrey Jones and Scott Haggett CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - EnCana Corp , Canada's biggest energy company, said on Sunday it plans to split into two separate oil and natural gas firms in an effort to wring out more value with crude prices at record [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:33:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs By Jeffrey Jones and Scott Haggett CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - EnCana Corp , Canada's biggest energy company, said on Sunday it plans to split into two separate oil and natural gas firms in an effort to wring out more value with crude prices at record [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:33:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs Stocks mentioned in this article ConocoPhillips (COP) Stock Quote, Chart, News, Add to Watchlist ENCANA CORP (ECA) Stock Quote, Chart, News, Add to Watchlist CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - EnCana Corp , Canada's biggest energy company, said on Sunday it [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:22:00 GMT]

EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - EnCana Corp , Canada's biggest energy company, said on Sunday it plans to split into two separate oil and natural gas firms in an effort to wring out more value with crude prices at record highs. EnCana, a $65 billion gas and [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:21:00 GMT]

EnCana to split into two companies EnCana, Canada's largest natural- gas producer, said it plans to split into two energy companies, one concentrating on gas and the other on oil in a bid to increase its value with crude at a record high. Shareholders will receive one share in each of the [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:57:00 GMT]

Ottawa friends fete Charest rebound; wonder why federal Tories remain stalled OTTAWA - When Jean Charest arrives in Ottawa next week for a festive reunion with old friends, he will surely receive back-slapping congratulations on his remarkable political comeback. But amid the cheerful chatter and clinking glasses in the French [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:00 GMT]

ParaYso Hotel Vancouver Announces Restaurateur Sean Sherwood as VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rancho Santa Monica Developments, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: RSDV), ('the Company'), has signed a consulting agreement with Sean Sherwood and has appointed him as Director of Operations. Mr. [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:12:00 GMT]

ParaYso Hotel Vancouver Announces Restaurateur Sean Sherwood as Director ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rancho Santa Monica Developments, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: RSDV), ('the Company'), has signed a consulting agreement with Sean Sherwood and has appointed him as Director of Operations. Mr. [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:56:00 GMT]

ParaYso Hotel Vancouver Announces Restaurateur Sean Sherwood as Director of Operations VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rancho Santa Monica Developments, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: RSDV), ('the Company'), has signed a consulting agreement with Sean Sherwood and has appointed him as Director of Operations. Mr. [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:09:00 GMT]

ParaYso Hotel Vancouver Announces Restaurateur Sean Sherwood as Director of Operations VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rancho Santa Monica Developments, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: RSDV) , ('the Company'), has signed a consulting agreement with Sean Sherwood and has appointed him as Director of Operations. Mr. [Sun, 11 May 2008 22:07:00 GMT]

ParaYso Hotel Vancouver Announces Restaurateur Sean Sherwood as Director of Operations VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rancho Santa Monica Developments, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: RSDV - News), ('the Company'), has signed a consulting agreement with Sean Sherwood and has appointed him as Director of [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:58:00 GMT]

Reuters Canada Business Summary EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - EnCana Corp , Canada's biggest energy company, said on Sunday it plans to split into two separate oil and natural gas firms in an effort to wring out more value with crude [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:32:00 GMT]

Train quarantined after deadly outbreak in Canada An entire train has been quarantined after passengers suffered a mystery illness that left one dead and others seriously ill. An 'environmental toxin' was thought to be behind the deadly outbreak on a locomotive in Canada. A woman in her 60s died after [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:17:00 GMT]

U.S. orders court-martial for Iraqi-Canadian THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - The United States military has ordered a court-martial for a Canadian civilian contractor charged with aggravated assault while working as an army translator in Iraq. It's the first such military prosecution since the Vietnam War. [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:23:00 GMT]

UPDATE 1-FACTBOX-EnCana Corp splits into two (Reuters) - EnCana Corp (ECA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research), Canada's largest energy company, said on Sunday it plans to split into separate oil and natural gas firms with the aim of squeezing out more stock value amid soaring oil prices. Here are key [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:36:00 GMT]

UPDATE 3-EnCana to split in two with oil at record highs (Reuters) - EnCana Corp (ECA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research), Canada's biggest energy company, said on Sunday it plans to split into two separate oil and natural gas firms in an effort to wring out more value with crude prices at record highs. EnCana, a [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:23:00 GMT]

Mexico:

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Asarco trial starts Monday: Judge set to decide if Mexican firm gave U.S. mines the shaft  AM May 11--This week in a Texas court, a Mexican conglomerate must confront an accusation that has long simmered in Southern Arizona: Did Grupo Mexico buy Asarco only to extract its most valuable resource -- a majority stake in a Peruvian copper company [Sun, 11 May 2008 09:29:00 GMT]

Building Markets where few Exist: Cemex  Once a week, Hilario Amador makes the short journey to the city center of Zacatecas, Mexico, to deposit 120 pesos with Patrimonio Hoy, a self-help building scheme run by CEMEX, one of the world's largest cement companies. This disciplined habit has [Sun, 11 May 2008 19:44:00 GMT]

Caldern says attacks against police show organized crime feeling heat  MEXICO CITY President Felipe Caldern said Friday the killing of an acting federal police chief was an attempt by weakened gangs to counter his fight against drug trafficking. The Mexican leader attended the memorial service of Edgar Millan Gomez and [Sun, 11 May 2008 16:13:00 GMT]

Caught in a Swirl of Drug Violence, Mexico Vows to MEXICO CITY -- President Felipe Calderon and dozens of federal agents attended the funeral of the chief of the federal police on Friday morning, a day after his assassination, even as investigators focused on the possibility that someone inside the [Sun, 11 May 2008 10:39:00 GMT]

Commerce in Tijuana Drops Dramatically Editor?s Note: The recent spate of violence in the once popular tourist city of Tijuana has worsened the economic slump the border city has faced since Sept. 11, 2001. TIJUANA -- ?How are sales?? ?They are down, but we have to tolerate it [Sun, 11 May 2008 16:22:00 GMT]

Democrats wrong on cutting Mexican anti-drug aid The murder of the acting chief of Mexico's federal police amid an unprecedented wave of drug gang attacks on security officials will soon become a major issue in the U.S. presidential candidates' escalating war for Hispanic votes. Until now, Republicans [Sun, 11 May 2008 07:42:00 GMT]

Drug Cartel Suspected in Mexico City Killing The Server is momentarily under heavy load. Please wait 300 seconds and try again. HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:18:11 GMT Server: Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) mod_perl/1.27 Connection: close Transfer-Encoding: chunked [Sun, 11 May 2008 10:55:00 GMT]

Escucha las conferencias de Alan Woods durante su visita a M?xico June 2007 Escucha las conferencias de Alan Woods durante su visita a M?xico. Estas ser?n transmitidas por una estaci?n de radio de internet surgida durante la lucha contra el fraude electoral: www.lanuevarepublica.org S?bado 9 de junio: Raz?n y [Sun, 11 May 2008 14:44:00 GMT]

Found Gold Sometimes things just work out. The life of a free agent NFL player is far from boring, you have to work harder than everyone else just to stay there, and even if you happen to make it you???re still the ???new guy?? the expendable guy. [Sun, 11 May 2008 11:32:00 GMT]

Gunmen Kill Chief of Mexico's Police The Server is momentarily under heavy load. Please wait 300 seconds and try again. HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:18:15 GMT Server: Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) mod_perl/1.27 Connection: close Transfer-Encoding: chunked [Sun, 11 May 2008 10:55:00 GMT]

Home Depot sees huge opportunity in Mexico Extract not available. [Sun, 11 May 2008 13:59:00 GMT]

Key Juarez law officer shot down CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO The No. 2 police officer in this border city across from El Paso was shot to death Saturday, the latest high-ranking official killed in an onslaught of attacks blamed on gangs resisting a crackdown on drug trafficking. Gunmen [Sun, 11 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT]

Mexican Drug Gangs Suspected in Another Police Slaying CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, May 10 -- The No. 2 police officer in a Mexican border city across from Texas was shot dead Saturday, the latest high-ranking official killed in an onslaught of attacks blamed on gangs resisting a crackdown. Gunman sprayed Juan [Sun, 11 May 2008 14:09:00 GMT]

Mexican Food Started Here (Prudent Press Agency)--Most do not know the important role New Mexico has played in culinary history. Researchers and archeologists agree that New Mexico was one of the earliest settlements of the Mongolians and Tibetans when they came over the Bering [Sun, 11 May 2008 13:54:00 GMT]

Mexican police capture drug lord's cousin Mexico City, May 11 (EFE).- A cousin of Sinaloa drug cartel chief Joaquin 'El Chapo' (Shorty) Guzman was arrested after a shootout between federal agents and gunmen in the Mexican city of Culiacan, which has been rocked by a wave of drug-related [Sun, 11 May 2008 20:57:00 GMT]

Mexican war on police steps up SUSPECTED drug gunmen have ambushed and killed a Mexican police chief in a murder campaign against senior policemen that has worsened in the past week. Juan Antonio Roman, the No. 2 policeman in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, was riddled with bullets [Sun, 11 May 2008 14:18:00 GMT]

Mexicans conquer U.S. 'meth' trade MEXICO CITY -- A U.S. crackdown on domestic methamphetamine labs has created opportunities for Mexican drug cartels and their ''superlabs'' to fill the void. Law enforcement agencies now consider ''meth'' produced in Mexico to be the greatest drug menace [Sun, 11 May 2008 07:48:00 GMT]

Mexico boosts tourism investment Rodolfo Elizondo Torres, Mexico?s Secretary of Tourism, has announced a ?3.5 million investment in the country?s tourism infrastructure ? an increase of more than 50% on last year?s spending. In addition, almost ?2.5 million will be invested to [Sun, 11 May 2008 08:43:00 GMT]

Mexico plagued by new wave of gangland murders Mexico City - In a single week, Mexico's gangland wars have claimed more than 100 lives, including key police officials and the sons of top drug lords, according to sources and local media reports this weekend. Much of the wave of violence has been [Sun, 11 May 2008 21:11:00 GMT]

Mexicos America Movil to sell Apple iPhone across Latin America this year Mexico's America Movil, the largest cell phone operator in Latin America, said on Wednesday it will sell Apple's iPhone across its Latin American operations from this year. America Movil is the leading provider of wireless services in Latin America. As [Sun, 11 May 2008 15:22:00 GMT]

Mexico's Top Police Official Is Killed As Drug War Heats ... MEXICO CITY -- The acting head of Mexico's federal police was murdered Thursday in what officials believe is part of an increasingly bloody backlash by cocaine cartels against a government crackdown under President Felipe Calderon. Edgar Millan, a career [Sun, 11 May 2008 10:33:00 GMT]

Ribs the modern Mexican way Despite flaws typical of chefs' cookbooks, Mod Mex yields some delicious recipes Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle TOOLS On the surface, Mod Mex (Andrews McMeel, $25) is a cookbook with lots of potential. Written by Scott Linquist, executive chef of Dos [Sun, 11 May 2008 08:41:00 GMT]

Sharks force closing of Mexican beach Ensenada, Mexico, May 11 (EFE).- Mexican officials closed the beaches in Ensenada, a city on the Pacific coast near the border with the United States, because a shark was spotted in the area. The shark was seen 25 meters (about 80 feet) off the shore of [Sun, 11 May 2008 14:15:00 GMT]

Son of a reputed Mexican drug lord has been killed in a gunfight  ALEXANDRA OLSON MEXICO CITY, Gunmen killed the son of one of Mexico's reputedly most-powerful drug lords in the northern city of Culiacan, a government official said Saturday. The death of Edgar Guzman, son of suspected Sinaloa cartel chief Joaquin [Sun, 11 May 2008 09:19:00 GMT]

Son of Mexico's most wanted drug lord killed-media  MEXICO CITY, May 10 (Reuters) A son of Mexico's most wanted drug kingpin, Joaquin ''Shorty'' Guzman, has been gunned down and killed by rival cartel hitmen, local media reported today. Around 40 assassins opened fire on Edgar Guzman and two other men as [Sun, 11 May 2008 07:43:00 GMT]

Top Mexican police officer killed, sixth in week  CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, May 10 (Reuters) Gunmen shot and killed a police chief of this Mexican border city early today, police said, the sixth high-ranking officer killed in the country in less than a week.Juan Antonio Roman was shot outside his home as [Sun, 11 May 2008 07:47:00 GMT]

Top policeman killed in northern Mexico  By MARINA MONTEMAYOR Associated Press Writer CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - The No. 2 police officer in a Mexican border city across from Texas was shot dead Saturday, the latest high-ranking official killed in an onslaught of attacks blamed on gangs [Sun, 11 May 2008 18:46:00 GMT]

War among drug criminals rages here: Home invasions, kidnappings target rival traffickers, echo Mexico horrors  Dale QuinnThe Arizona Daily Star, Tucson May 11--Drug-fueled home invasions, kidnappings and other violent crimes have surged in Tucson recently, echoing the drug war raging in northern Mexico. As law enforcement cracks down on smuggling along the [Sun, 11 May 2008 09:24:00 GMT]

White House Defends NAFTA as Bush Meets With Heads of Mexico, Canada President Bush waves as he arrive on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, April 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson) (Lawrence Jackson - AP) In this Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 file picture, U.S. President Bush, Prime Minister Stephen [Sun, 11 May 2008 15:55:00 GMT]