July 18th

Duvernay Mails Directors\' Circular to Shareholders Unanimously Recommending Acceptance of Shell Canada Offer

Duvernay Oil Corp. (\"Duvernay\") (TSX:DDV) announced today that the mailing of its Directors\' Circular unanimously recommending that the holders of common shares of Duvernay accept the previously announced cash offer by Shell Canada Limited to acquire all of the common shares for $83.00 per share (the \"Offer\") has been completed.

The Offer is open for acceptance until 1:01 a.m. (Calgary time) on August 22, 2008, unless withdrawn or extended. The Offer is subject to certain conditions, including acceptance of the Offer by holders of at least 66 2/3 percent of the outstanding common shares of Duvernay, calculated on a fully diluted basis, and receipt of all required regulatory approvals.
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July 18th

Pinnacle Airlines, Delta Reach Agreement

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NasdaqGS:PNCL - News) reported today that its Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. subsidiary will continue to fly for Delta Air Lines as a Delta Connection carrier under its existing contract, which expires in 2017. Delta previously served notice that it intended to terminate the contract, effective July 31.

\"We have tremendous respect for the people at Delta,\" said Phil Trenary, Pinnacle Airlines Corp.\'s president and chief executive officer. \"Our discussions with them were amicable and we were able to resolve the issues at hand. We look forward to building on our hard-earned reputation for operating a safe, reliable and cost-effective airline to serve what will soon be the largest air carrier in the world.\"
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IBC2008: Hamlet, the leader in high precision but very affordable test and measurement tools, will be unveiling a host of new functionality at IBC2008, meeting the real needs of today’s facilities. Also to be launched is a new test signal generator which is 3Gb/s ready.

Broadcasters are increasingly aware of the risk that some colours and flashing sequences can trigger epileptic episodes in a small number of people. The ITU has set out a standard of content likely to cause photosensitivity problems, BT 1972, and Hamlet has now implemented this in High Definition as part of the suite of quality control tests carried out by Reel-Check, its QC software tool for file-based environments.
Read more: Flashing, eyes and 3Gb/s from Hamlet
July 17th

Raytec Metals Corp. Granted Exploration Permit on KP441 Potash Claim; Applies for Additional Potash Permit

Raytec Metals Corp. (the \"Company\") (TSX-V: RAY) is pleased to announce the receipt of its first exploration permit from the government of Saskatchewan on the Company\'s KP441 Potash claim in central Saskatchewan. The company is now in the process of awarding a contract for the commencement of 2D and 3D seismic work on the claim in advance of a proposed phase two drill program.

The KP441 exploration permit grants the Company the right to explore approximately 55,436 acres of the claim block in an area of both highly prospective properties and producing potash mines.
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July 17

Western Potash Corp. to Commence Drilling on the Russell-Miniota Potash Permits

Western Potash Corp. (the \"Company\") (TSX VENTURE:WPX)(FRANKFURT:AHE) is pleased to announce that it has received its initial potash well licenses from Manitoba Science, Technology, Energy and Mines (STEM) and has mobilized a drill rig supplied by Ensign Drilling Partnership to the Company\'s Russell-Miniota Exploration Permits in Manitoba. These permits comprise 555 square kilometers, are adjacent to BHP Billiton\'s Potash Lease and Agrium\'s Exploration permits along the Manitoba border, and lie within 13km of Saskatchewan Potash Corp.\'s Rocanville potash mine.

Drilling to further define the extent, grade and type of potash mineralization present on the property will commence immediately. The Company plans to complete an initial five potash exploration wells with an option to extend the program by an additional 10 wells, as results warrant.
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