/CNW/ - Toyota Canada Inc (TCI) today announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of the eight models involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedal, announced on January 21, 2010. Toyota is making every effort to meet the needs of customers and this decision will enable TCI to coordinate activities and expedite the accelerator pedal repairs for customers as quickly as possible.

/CNW/ - ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL

/CNW/ -- World Heart Corporation ("WorldHeart"; Nasdaq: WHRT), a developer of mechanical circulatory systems, announced today that it has completed its previously announced private placement of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock. Gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $7.3 million. Proceeds from the private placement are expected to be used for general corporate and working capital purposes.

/CNW/ - On behalf of all Ontarians, I want to express my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the individual who lost his life while at work earlier today.

/CNW/ - The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will hold a media briefing on Thursday, January 28 to update on the ongoing snow harvesting and overall venue preparations at Cypress Mountain, home of freestyle skiing and snowboard competitions during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

The United Nations legal chief and the heads of courts and tribunals based in The Hague have held talks this week on how to improve cooperation between the UN and the tribunals set up to deal with war crimes and other grave violations of international law.

/CNW/ - CMQ Resources Inc. (TSXV: NV) ("CMQ") is pleased to report drill results for the three hole, 1,137 ft (346.6 m) diamond core drilling program for the Red Canyon sediment-hosted gold project in Eureka County, Nevada.

/CNW/ - Goodman Group (Goodman), the integrated property group which owns, develops and manages business and logistics space globally, has announced two significant new pre-committed developments:

/CNW/ - Diamcor Mining Inc. (TSX-V:DMI) (the "Company"), today announces that the previously announced Private Placement currently underway, will be kept open in order to allow sufficient time for the completion and delivery of final transaction documents from various parties. All terms of the Private Placement financing will remain the same as previously announced.

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Dr. Comfort Diabetic Footwear and Accessories, which is represented by Orthofit in India, announced that it will be donating over $1,000,000 worth of shoes and inserts to survivors of the devastation in Haiti through the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission.

On the occasion of India’s 61st Republic Day, the Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Jitin Prasada inaugurated the Oil Companies ‘Check & Fill’ Campaign at HP Auto Care Centre, Niti Marg, New Delhi. The ‘Check& Fill’ Campaign is being launched by PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) i.e. IOCL, HPCL & BPCL on an All India basis.

The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Mr Murli Deora met Mr Henry Odein Ajumogobia, Minister of State of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria on 25.01.2010 during his visit to Nigeria and held discussions on various issues. Dr. Emannual Egbogah, Special Advisor to the President on Petroleum matters was present. Mr Deora was scheduled to have meetings with Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, Minister of Petroleum in Nigeria; however, because of bereavement in the family of Minister of Petroleum, that meeting could not take place. The Minister was accompanied by Ministry officials and CEOs of ONGC, IOC, GAIL and Oil India Ltd. On the Nigerian side, senior Ministry officials and Top Management of National Nigerian Petroleum Corporation were present.

MUMBAI: Tata Communications (TCL) will invest Rs 500 crore in its data centre in Pune. The company is betting big on the managed services business that has gained scale post the economic slowdown. The centre, offering co-location, managed hosting and storage, apart from other services, has already roped in some large and medium enterprises as clients.

State-owned iron ore producer NMDC and Tata Steel today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to examine the possibility of a strategic alliance for acquisition, exploration and development of mines and setting up integrated steel plants.