Attention Business Editors:

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
TORONTO, Sept. 12 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations
announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX
Composite Index Review. These changes will be effective at the open on Monday,
September 22, 2008:

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S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX
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ADDITIONS
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Live Composite
Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion GICS Sector Index
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Bankers Petroleum Ltd. BNK Completion Energy
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New Gold Inc. NGD Completion Materials
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DELETIONS
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Live Composite
Issue Name Symbol 60/Completion GICS Sector Index
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CanWest Global
Communications Corp. CGS Completion Consumer Discretionary
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Centerra Gold Inc. CG Completion Materials
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Fronteer Development Group Materials,
Inc. FRG Completion Div. Metals & Mining
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High River Gold Mines Ltd. HRG Completion Materials
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Shore Gold Inc. SGF Completion Materials
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Changes to the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also affect the S&P/TSX Capped
Composite Index. Stocks added to or removed from the S&P/TSX Composite Index
will also be added to or removed from the appropriate Global Industry
Classification Standard (GICS) sector index.

S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2008 - QUARTERLY REVIEW

DELETIONS
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Issue Name Symbol Exchange
High River Gold Mines Ltd. HRG TSX
International Royalty Corporation IRC TSX
Western Goldfields Inc. WGI TSX

S&P/TSX GLOBAL MINING INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2008 - QUARTERLY REVIEW

ADDITIONS
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Issue Name Symbol Exchange

Mirabela Nickel Ltd. MNB TSX
Natural Resource Partners, LP NRP NYSE
Penn Virginia Resource Partners, LP PVR NYSE
Southern Copper Corp. PCU NYSE
Walter Industries Inc. WLT NYSE

DELETIONS
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Issue Name Symbol Exchange

Altius Minerals Corporation ALS TSX
Anatolia Minerals Development Ltd. ANO TSX
Apex Silver Mines Ltd. SIL AMEX
CIC Energy Corp. ELC TSX
High River Gold Mines Ltd. HRG TSX
International Royalty Corporation IRC TSX
Laramide Resources Ltd. LAM TSX
North American Palladium Ltd. PDL TSX
Western Goldfields Inc. WGI TSX

S&P/TSX SMALLCAP INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2008 - ANNUAL REVIEW

ADDITIONS
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Issue Name Symbol
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Air Canada AC.B
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Altius Minerals Corporation ALS
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Anderson Energy Ltd. AXL
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Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund ARF.UN
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Aura Minerals Inc. ORA
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Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation BIM
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Bankers Petroleum Ltd. BNK
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BFI Canada Income Fund BFC.UN
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Bird Construction Income Fund BDT.UN
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Boralex Inc. BLX
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Breaker Energy Ltd. WAV
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Canadian Western Bank CWB
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Canfor Corporation CFP
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Capstone Mining Corp. CS
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Celtic Exploration Ltd. CLT
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Centerra Gold Inc. CG
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Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund CHE.UN
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Churchill Corporation CUQ
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Denison Mines Corp. DML
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Detour Gold Corporation DGC
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Empire Company Ltd. EMP.A
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Evertz Technologies Limited ET
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First Uranium Corporation FIU
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FNX Mining Company Inc. FNX
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Forsys Metals Corp. FSY
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GENIVAR Income Fund GNV.UN
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Grande Cache Coal Corporation GCE
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Harry Winston Diamond Corporation HW
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Hemisphere GPS Inc. HEM
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Homburg Invest Inc. HII.A
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Intermap Technologies Corporation IMP
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Iteration Energy Ltd. ITX
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Ivanhoe Energy Inc. IE
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Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. PJC.A
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ADDITIONS
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Issue Name Symbol
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Linamar Corporation LNR
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MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates MDA
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Maple Leaf Foods Inc. MFI
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Mega Uranium Ltd. MGA
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MI Developments Inc. MIM.A
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Migao Corporation MGO
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North American Palladium Ltd. PDL
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Northbridge Financial Corp. NB
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NovaGold Resources Inc. NG
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PDX Resources Inc. PLG
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Petro Andina Resources Inc. PAR
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Polaris Minerals Corporation PLS
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Questerre Energy Corporation QEC
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Reitman's (Canada) Ltd. RET.A
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Rogers Sugar Income Fund RSI.UN
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Sandvine Corporation SVC
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Sprott Resource Corp. SCP
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Storm Exploration Inc. SEO
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Strateco Resources Inc. RSC
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Transcontinental Inc. TCL.A
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Tusk Energy Corporation TSK
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Universal Energy Group Ltd. UEG
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Vero Energy Inc. VRO
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WebTech Wireless Inc. WEW
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Western Canadian Coal Corp. WTN
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Western Goldfields Inc. WGI
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Westport Innovations Inc. WPT
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Xantrex Technology Inc. XTX
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DELETIONS
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Issue Name Symbol
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Advantage Energy Income Fund AVN.UN
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AltaGas Income Trust ALA.UN
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Amerigo Resources Ltd. ARG
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Avenir Diversified Income Trust AVF.UN
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Axia NetMedia Corporation AXX
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Breakwater Resources Ltd. BWR
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Celestica Inc. CLS
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Chariot Resources Limited CHD
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Com Dev International Ltd. CDV
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Connors Bros. Income Fund CBF.UN
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Constellation Copper Corporation CCU
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Corriente Resources Inc. CTQ
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DundeeWealth Inc. DW
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Endeavour Silver Corp. EDR
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Enterra Energy Trust ENT.UN
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Essential Energy Services Trust ESN.UN
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Eveready Income Fund EIS.UN
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First Nickel Inc. FNI
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Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund GLH.UN
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High River Gold Mines Ltd. HRG
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International Royalty Corporation IRC
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JumpTV Inc. JTV
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Kaboose Inc. KAB
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Killam Properties Inc. KMP
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Labopharm Inc. DDS
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Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund LIF.UN
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Livingston International Income Fund LIV.UN
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March Networks Corporation MN
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MEGA Brands Inc. MB
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Melcor Developments Inc. MRD
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Miranda Technologies Inc. MT
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Morguard REIT MRT.UN
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Mosaid Technologies Inc. MSD
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Nevsun Resources Ltd. NSU
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Newport Partners Income Fund NPF.UN
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Open Text Corporation OTC
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Peak Energy Services Trust PES.UN
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Progress Energy Trust PGX.UN
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QLT Inc. QLT
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Quest Capital Corp. QC
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SFK Pulp Fund SFK.UN
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Total Energy Services Trust TOT.UN
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Transition Therapeutics Inc. TTH
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Tristar Oil & Gas Ltd. TOG
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Zarlink Semiconductors Inc. ZL
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ZCL Composites Inc. ZCL
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