Flint Energy Services Ltd announced today the Company's 50 per cent owned joint venture company, FT Services, has been awarded a contract with an approximate value of $50 million over its two-year term to provide turnaround management and execution services to Shell Canada Limited at the Scotford Complex, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

TORONTO, CANADA-- - Seabridge Gold announced today that its 2008 drill program has found further evidence of a higher-grade body within the Mitchell Zone at its 100% owned KSM project.

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. , the operator of the Diavik Diamond Mine is pleased to provide this report for the third quarter 2008.

Ken Heebner got into oil and basic materials in the second quarter. Quickly he found he was wrong, he got out of those and now he is all in financials. A good sign? Ken Heebner owns 86 stocks with a total value of $11.3 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells during the third quarter. Ken Heebner buys Wells Fargo & Company, Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp., WalMart Stores Inc., ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Darnley Bay Resources Limited is pleased to announce that is has commenced non-brokered private placements for flow-through shares and common shares.

Diamond company De Beers is laying off workers at its Snap Lake mine in the Northwest Territories, according to a contractor operating there.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Arctic Star Diamond Corp. is pleased to announce it has received the bulk of the assays from the massive sulphide intervals from its 1650m, 15-hole drill program at the Providence Nickel discovery Northwest Territories .

International diamond company De Beers has confirmed that 105 people will be laid off at the Snap Lake mine in the Northwest Territories, with global economic turmoil to blame.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Kivalliq Energy Corporation today announced the appointments of Jeff Ward, BSc, P.Geo as Vice President, Exploration and Garth Kirkham, BSc, P.Geo, P.Geoph to the Board of Directors of Kivalliq, effective immediately.

TORONTO, CANADA-- - Seabridge Gold announced today that it has filed its Third Quarter Financial Statements and its Management's Discussion and Analysis for the period ended September 30, 2008 on SEDAR .