Nordion Inc. (NDN.TO) (NDZ), a leading provider of products and services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, announced that it has entered into an agreement to divest its Targeted Therapies business to BTG plc (BTG.L) (“BTG”), an international specialist healthcare company based in London, United Kingdom, for a cash purchase price of US$200 million. Net of cash taxes and transaction costs, Nordion expects to realize approximately US$185 million on closing. The transaction is anticipated to be completed by the end of June 2013.

Nordion manufactures and commercializes TheraSphere®, a targeted liver cancer therapy, the sole product in its Targeted Therapies business. Under the terms of the transaction agreements, BTG is expected to acquire TheraSphere and Nordion has agreed to continue manufacturing TheraSphere under a Manufacturing and Support Agreement with a contract term of three years, plus a two-year extension at BTG’s option. Approximately 40 Nordion employees are expected to join BTG following the completion of this transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions and approval by BTG shareholders.

Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (TSX:CUM ) (the "Company" or "Copper Mountain") announces that further to the Company's news release of May 17, 2013, the damaged SAG mill transformer was replaced late Friday and the mill was back in operation by 6 pm Friday May 17, 2013.  Site maintenance personnel were able to successfully replace the damaged transformer with identical transformers from Ball Mill #1.  Operations over the long weekend with the SAG mill and one ball mill was better than forecast and operated at an average rate of 1,100 tpoh or an average of 25,400tpd.

PREMIER GOLD MINES LIMITED (TSX:PG) is pleased to announce additional high-grade results from ongoing drilling at the Company's Trans-Canada Property in Northwestern Ontario. Drilling has discovered a parallel gold-bearing horizon within 250 metres of surface and continues to confirm extensions to several horizons.  New highlight intercepts include:

Cineplex Inc. (TSX:CGX) announced today its cash dividend of $0.12 per share for the month of May 2013, payable on June 30, 2013, to shareholders of record on May 31, 2013.

Cineplex Inc. ("Cineplex") is one of Canada's leading entertainment companies and operates one of the most modern and fully digitized motion picture theatre circuits in the world. A top-tier Canadian brand, Cineplex operates numerous businesses including theatrical exhibition, food services, gaming, alternative programming (Front Row Centre Events), Cineplex Media, Cineplex Digital Solutions and the online sale of home entertainment content through www.CineplexStore.com and on apps embedded in various electronic devices. Cineplex is also a joint venture partner in SCENE - Canada's largest entertainment loyalty program.

- Special Crops Division Delivers Strong Quarter for EBITDA and Cash Flow As Pacific Coast Canola Prepares for Full Production -

Legumex Walker Inc. (TSX:LWP.TO ) (the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

Highlights for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 (all growth metrics reflect comparison to the three months ended March 31, 2012):

Asanko Gold Inc. ('Asanko' or the 'Company') (TSX:AKG)(NYSE MKT:AKG) is pleased to announce that the Pre-Feasibility Study ('PFS') for its flagship Esaase Gold Project in Ghana, West Africa ('Esaase' or the 'Project'), has confirmed the technical and economic viability of the Project. All currency in this news release is quoted in United States Dollars unless otherwise stated.

Highlights of the PFS (based on $1,400 per ounce gold price) are, as follows:

Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited ("LIM" or the "Company") (TSX:LIM.TO - News) is pleased to report that it has entered into a new iron ore sales agreement with the Iron Ore Company of Canada ("IOC") for the sale of all of LIM's iron ore production for the next two calendar years 2013 and 2014.

At the same time, LIM is also pleased to announce that it has entered into an off-take financing agreement with RB Metalloyd Limited ("RBM"), a leading international commodity trading house, under which LIM will receive an advance payment of US$35 million to be credited against future sales of a minimum of 3.5 million tonnes of iron ore during 2013 and 2014.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

MARCH 31, 2013

Management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") of the financial condition and the results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 of GASFRAC Energy Services Inc. ("GASFRAC" or the "Company") (GFS.TO), together with the accompanying notes. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") including International Accounting Standard ("IAS") 34, "Interim Financial Reporting" as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (NYSE: TC) (TSX: TCM) (the "Company" or "Thompson Creek"), a growing, diversified North American mining company, today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013, prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP"). All dollar amounts are in United States ("US") dollars unless otherwise indicated. References to C$ refer to Canadian dollars.

Realised Free Cash Flow and Record Production; Current Production 17,500 bopd

Bankers Petroleum Ltd. ("Bankers" or the "Company") (TSX: BNK, AIM: BNK) is pleased to provide its 2013 first quarter financial and operational results.  During the quarter, Bankers achieved several key milestones, including its first quarter of free cash flow and record production levels.

-Medicago Ready to Collaborate with Authorities to Further Study the Potential of this Vaccine to Protect Against H7N9-

Medicago Inc. (TSX: MDG; OTCQX: MDCGF), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today announced that it has successfully produced a new VLP vaccine candidate  for the H7N9 virus that is responsible for the current influenza outbreak in China.

Timmins Gold Corp. (TMM.TO)(NYSE MKT:TGD) (the "Company") is pleased to report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. The comparative period is the three months ended March 31, 2012. All results are presented in United States dollars ("US Dollars") unless otherwise stated. Readers should refer to the 2013 management discussion and analysis and consolidated financial statements for complete information.

Airline announces it has entered into agreements to modernize its Boeing 737 fleet

  WestJet (TSX: WJA) today announced its first quarter results for 2013. The airline reported record net earnings of $91.1 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, up from the net earnings of $68.3 million, or $0.49 per diluted share reported in the first quarter of 2012. These results mark WestJet's 32nd consecutive quarter of profitability. Based on the trailing twelve months, the airline achieved a return on invested capital of 14.3 per cent, up from the 13.7 per cent reported in the previous quarter.

Insignia Energy Ltd. ("Insignia" or the "Company") (ISN.TO) today announced that the independent members of the board of directors of the Company have received a proposal (the "Proposal") from Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd. ("Brookfield") to privatize Insignia. Under the Proposal, all shareholders of Insignia, other than those participating in the Proposal, would receive $1.35 cash for each of their common shares of Insignia ("Common Shares"). The proposed offer price translates into a premium of 95% based on the weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") for the previous twenty (20) trading dates ended May 3, 2013.

FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP. (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG)(FRANKFURT:FMV) (the "Company" or "First Majestic") is pleased to announce that the expansion that commenced at the La Guitarra Silver Mine in November 2012 is now complete. The processing plant's capacity increased by 40% to 500 tpd from 350 tpd and commercial production is expected to reach 500 tpd during the month of May.

The construction of the new circuit was completed on budget and has been operating since April 24, 2013, without disrupting operations in the old 350 tpd circuit. This new circuit, resulting from the installation of a new ball mill and new flotation cells, is anticipated to produce approximately 1.2 million ounces of silver equivalent annually, representing over one million ounces of pure silver plus a modest amount of gold.

-- Deal with Major South American Oil Producer Expands Redline's Global Footprint--

Redline Communications (www.rdlcom.com Group Inc. TSX: RDL), a leading provider of broadband wireless solutions for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, today announced that their rugged industrial wireless system was chosen to create a wireless infrastructure for a major oil producer in South America.

As in other parts of the world, the oil & gas industry in South America has turned to Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques to increase production, safety, and to reduce the environmental impact in their mature oil fields. 

Allied Nevada Gold Corp. ("Allied Nevada", "we", "us", "our" or the "Company") (TSX:ANV)(NYSE Amex:ANV)(NYSE MKT:ANV) announces that the Company has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, led by Dundee Securities Ltd. and including Cormark Securities Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriters"), which have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal equity financing basis, 14,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the "Shares") at a price of US$10.75 per Share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of US$150,500,000. The Underwriters will also have the option, exercisable in whole or in part at any time up to 30 days after the closing of the offering, to purchase up to an additional 2,100,000 Shares at a price of US$10.75 per share to cover over-allotments. In the event that the over-allotment option is exercised in its entirety, the aggregate gross proceeds of the offering to the Company will be US$173,075,000.

TRADING SYMBOL:  The Toronto Stock Exchange - AW.UN

A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (the Fund) reported today results for the first quarter ended March 24, 2013. The Fund will hold a conference call to discuss the results on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).  The call can be accessed by dialling toll-free 1-877-974-0445 or (416) 644-3414.  A replay will be available until May 14, 2013, by dialling toll-free 1-877-289-8525 or (416) 640-1917 Passcode: 4616097#.

Transition Therapeutics Inc. ("Transition" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TTHI, TSX: TTH) announced the results of a five-week proof of concept clinical study of TT-401 in type 2 diabetic and obese non-diabetic subjects.  In the study, TT-401 a once-weekly administered peptide, demonstrated significant improvements in glycemic control and reductions in body weight.

The study enrolled diabetic patients at five dosing levels and non-diabetic obese patients at one dose level.  All dosing cohorts received five doses over a five week period.  Diabetic patients were on stable doses of metformin.  At the end of the treatment period, TT-401-treated patients in the three highest dose groups experienced statistically significant reductions in mean fasting plasma glucose relative to placebo.

Perpetual Energy Inc. ("Perpetual" or the "Company") is pleased to announce:

1)     The exercise of its option to purchase an additional 20 percent interest in Warwick Gas Storage ("WGS LP"); 2)     Confirmation of funding for the Panny Bitumen Project through the Government of Alberta's Innovative Energy Technologies Program ("IETP"); and 3)     Renewal of Perpetual's credit facility with a revised borrowing base of $125 million.

Warwick Gas Storage