TORONTO, March 14 /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, March 24, 2008:

    <<                            S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX     -------------------------------------------------------------------------                                   ADDITIONS     -------------------------------------------------------------------------          Issue Name                 Symbol  60/Completion    Live Composite                                                            GICS Sector Index     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Aurelian Resources Inc.          ARU     Completion         Materials     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc.  KHD     Completion         Utilities     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     European Goldfields Limited      EGU     Completion         Materials     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Jaguar Mining Inc.               JAG     Completion         Materials     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Mercator Minerals Ltd.           ML      Completion      Materials, Div.                                                              Metals & Mining     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Timminco Limited                 TIM     Completion      Materials, Div.                                                              Metals & Mining     -------------------------------------------------------------------------                                    DELETIONS     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Issue Name                      Symbol  60/Completion    Live Composite                                                            GICS Sector Index     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Connors Bros. Income Fund       CBF.UN   Completion     Consumer Staples     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Cott Corporation                 BCB     Completion     Consumer Staples     -------------------------------------------------------------------------     >> 

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 MINING INDEX      ADDITIONS          Issue Name                   Symbol      Exchange     Altius Minerals Corporation        ALS          TSX     Aura Minerals Inc.                 ORA          TSX     Aurelian Resources Inc.            ARU          TSX     Detour Gold Corporation            DGC          TSX     First Uranium Corporation          FIU          TSX     James River Coal Corporation       JRCC        NASDAQ     North American Palladium Ltd.      PDL          TSX     Orezone Resources Inc.             OZN          TSX     Timminco Limited                   TIM          TSX      DELETIONS          Issue Name                   Symbol      Exchange     Evergreen Energy Inc.              EEE          AMEX     Ur-Energy Inc.                     URE          TSX                            S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX     ADDITIONS          Issue Name                   Symbol      Exchange     Aura Minerals Inc.                 ORA          TSX     Aurelian Resources Inc.            ARU          TSX     Detour Gold Corporation            DGC          TSX     Orezone Resources Inc.             OZN          TSX      DELETIONS          Issue Name                   Symbol      Exchange     Taseko Mines Ltd.                  TKO          TSX     >> 

Company additions to and deletions from an S&P index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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For further information: Tony North, (416) 507-3200, sp_index@standardandpoors.com; Dave Guarino, (212) 438-1471, dave_guarino@standardandpoors.com