* Yamana Gold YRI.TO: The company said it expects production to rise 13 percent in 2012, mainly due to the ramp-up of production at its newest mine in Mexico.

* Viterra VT.TO: The grain handler will report solid fourth-quarter results next week and has no plans to reduce its workforce, unlike two of its big U.S. rivals, CEO Mayo Schmidt said.

* DragonWave DWI.TO: The telecom equipment maker posted a fifth straight quarterly loss on Wednesday and its sales missed analyst expectations as it suffered from a lull at a major U.S. customer and has yet to complete a deal for Nokia Siemens assets.

* Talison Lithium TLH.TO: The company said its quarterly lithium concentrate sales fell 23 percent, hurt by congestion at the Port of Bunbury in western Australia.

* Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. CLL.TO: The oil sands developer said its CEO Richard Gusella relinquished his position, effective immediately and named directors Colin Evans and Kelly Ogle as co-managing directors on an interim basis.

* Jaguar Mining Inc. JAG.TO: The gold producer said it has identified and executed confidentiality agreements with interested parties for a potential merger.

ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS

Following is a summary of research actions on Canadian companies reported by Reuters.

* Canmarc REIT CMQ_u.TO: rating cut to sector perform from outperform at NBF

* NAL Energy Corp NAE.TO: price target cut to C$8.50 from C$9 at NBF

* Poseidon Concepts Corp PSN.TO: price target raised to C$16.50 from C$15.00 at NBF

* Richmont Mines Inc RIC.TO: price target cut to C$11.75 from C$12 at NBF

* Viterra Inc VT.TO: price target raised to C$9.50 from C$9.00 at NBF

($1= $1.01 Canadian)

(Reporting By Chandra Ramarathnam)