+ Alberta will hold an election for Senate nominees to fill upcoming vacancies
+ Apollo Global Management LLC and Riverston Holdings Ltd. teamed to bid US$7 billion to takeover El Paso Corp.’s exploration and production assets from Kinder Morgan Inc.
+ Bank of Canada maintained its overnight target rate at 1.0%
+ Canadian Pacific announced its 2012 CapEx Budget to $1.2 billion
+ Connacher Oil and Gas Limited engaged advisors to do strategic review
+ Dundee REIT agreed to acquire Whiterock REIT for $582 million
+ Enerplus Corp. announced its 2012 CapEx Budget of $800 million
+ Hemisphere GPS agreed to acquire AgJunction in a cash and shares deal valued at $4.5 million
+ Hudson’s Bay Company acquired Lord & Taylor
+ Keyera Corp. closed its US$193.7 million acquisition of Alberta EnviroFuels
+ Lufthansa discontinued its service to Calgary
+ Marquee Energy Ltd. announced its 2012 CapEx Budget of $34 million
+ Partners REIT secured court approval for its takeover of NorRock Realty Finance Corporation
+ Royal Dutch Shell Plc announced it will spend $1 billion on deepwater offshore exploration off coast of Nova Scotia over next 6 yrs.
+ South Korea re-opened its border to imports of Alberta beef
+ TransCanada Corporation announced it will re-apply to the U.S. State Department for a Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline following denial of its application on the basis of insufficient environmental review
+ Vantage Pipeline Project ($240 million line connecting Hess’s Tioga, ND facility through Sask. to Alberta Ethane Gathering System) approved by National Energy Board
