Entree Gold Inc. (TSX: ETG)(AMEX: EGI)(FRANKFURT: EKA) ("Entree" or the "Company") announces that it has mobilized field crews to commence exploration on its projects in Mongolia and Arizona. The projected budget for exploration on the Company's projects in 2007 is approximately US$5 million. Budgets may be adjusted, depending upon the success of our exploration efforts.

Work on Entree's Lookout Hill project in Mongolia will focus on further defining copper, gold and molybdenum showings identified during prior field seasons. At Manlai, diamond drilling will test the copper system outlined in the 2006 exploration program. ...

TLC Vision Corporation (TSX: TLC)(NASDAQ: TLCV), North America's premier eye care services company, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a modified "Dutch auction" tender offer in which the Company will offer to repurchase up to $125 million of its common stock at a price per share not less than $5.75 and not greater than $6.25. This represents up to approximately 30% of the total shares outstanding. The share repurchase will be financed through a combination of cash-on-hand and borrowing. The commencement of the repurchase is subject to obtaining regulatory relief and satisfactory debt financing.

Jim Wachtman, President and CEO of TLCVision, said, "The Company's Board of Directors and management believe that the recent tr...

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (TSX: PJC.A) announced today that the release of results for the third quarter ended March 3, 2007 will take place on April 17, 2007.

Financial analysts and investors are invited to attend a conference call during which the financial results will be presented.

Time and date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. ET

Dial number: 1 866-696-5895

Conference call name: The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc.

Media and other interested individuals are invited to listen to the live or deferred broadcast on the Jean Coutu Group corporate website at www.jeancoutu.com. A full replay will also be available by dialling 514- 861-2272 or toll free at 1 800-408-3053 until May 18, 2007. The access code is 3219428, followed by pound sign (#).

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Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSX: SSO)(NASDAQ: SSRI) is pleased to report that project resources have increased significantly at its wholly-owned Pitarrilla silver project located in the state of Durango, Mexico. The increased resource is now comprised of measured and indicated silver resources totalling 350.4 million ounces, an increase of 50% or 116.1 million ounces, and inferred silver resources of 193.6 million ounces, up slightly since the last update in August 2006. All of the silver resource increase is in the Breccia Ridge Zone. The above block model resource estimate is based on a cut-off grade of 40 grams of silver per tonne in all zones with the exception of the Breccia Ridge Zone which used a cut-off grade of 40 grams of silver-eq...

BNSF Railway Company today announced an effort to improve the transportation safety of toxic inhalation and poison inhalation hazardous materials (TIH/PIH). BNSF will publish tariffs (public prices), effective Jan. 1, 2008, to restructure rates based on car risk factors in an effort to encourage shippers to use the most enhanced and upgraded available cars.

The tariff incentives are based on the most improved and enhanced car identified by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) as the DOT specification tank car 112J500W for anhydrous ammonia and 105J600W for chlorine. These cars can also be used for most other TIH/PIH commodities.

"Our number one priority is the safety of our employees, customers and the communities in which we operate," says John Lanigan, executive vice president and chief marketing officer. "The AAR requires that any tank cars built after Jan. 1, 2008, meet these specifications and all shippers must convert their entire fleet to these cars by Dec. 31, 20...