The current shareholders of Bell Globemedia -- The Woodbridge Company Limited and BCE Inc. (TSX/NYSE: BCE) -- today announced that Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Torstar Corporation (TSX: TS.n.b) will join them as shareholders in Canada's leading multi-media company.

Teachers’ today welcomed Federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale’s announcement of the reduction in personal income taxes on corporate common share dividends.

Teachers’ Private Capital has agreed to purchase GCAN Insurance Company, a Canadian Property and Casualty insurer, for an undisclosed price from TORQUEST PARTNERS Inc., Newport Capital Insurance LP, CIBC Capital Partners, a division of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and management.

Nexen Inc. has filed a preliminary prospectus for a secondary offering of 7.5 million common shares of Nexen held by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan which Teachers' is selling as part of a normal re-balancing of its portfolio.

Teachers' welcomes the opportunity to make submissions to the Department of Finance about the Canadian income trust sector.

Teachers’ announced that on September 2, 2005, further to WestJet Airlines Ltd.’s implementation of a variable voting share capital structure, Teachers’ acquired direct ownership and control of 18,510,800 common voting shares of WestJet representing approximately 16.7% of the outstanding common voting shares.

Cadillac Fairview, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teachers', has acquired the HSBC Building in Vancouver, B.C.

Teachers’ Private Capital has signed an agreement to purchase Doane Pet Care Company for C$1 billion (US$840 million).

Teachers’ and AIG Highstar Capital II, L.P. purchased InterGen N.V. and 10 of its power plants for approximately $2.1 billion.

Teachers’ Private Capital and the Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund, L.P., announced today they have signed a definitive agreement to buy National Bedding Co., maker of Serta mattresses, one of the oldest and best known names in the bedding industry.

Scotia Gas Networks plc (SGN) today completed the acquisition of the Scotland and South of England gas distribution networks from National Grid Transco plc.

Teachers’ agreed to acquire approximately 130 million shares of Northumbrian Water Group plc from Suez S.A. The purchase price is approximately $615 million.

Teachers’ has formed a joint venture with AIG Highstar Capital II, L.P. to purchase InterGen N.V. and 10 of its power plants for approximately $2.2 billion.

CFM shareholders voted in favour of the transaction on April 8, 2005. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, shareholders will receive $1.50 for each CFM common share held.

Teachers' releases its 2004 performance results and annual report online.

The agreement has been unanimously approved by CFM's board of directors.

Teachers’ Private Capital acting through an affiliate, completed the purchase of Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC for approximately US$450 million.

Nortel Network dropped motions to dismiss, allowing the case to proceed as quickly as possible.

Ontario Teachers’ Federation President, Jim McQueen is pleased to announce the appointment of Eileen Mercier and Carol Stephenson to the Board of Directors of the Ontario Teachers’.