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GENIVAR REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2011 RESULTS UNDER IFRS AND DECLARES A DIVIDEND OF $0.375 PER SHARE
May 24, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- MONTREAL, May 24, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - GENIVAR Inc. (T...
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