Scotia Capital Preview of Cdn Banks Q3 2006 Earnings

Scotia Capital, 10 August 2006Banks Begin Reporting August 22� Banks begin reporting third quarter earnings with Bank of Montreal (BMO) on August 22, followed by Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) on August 24, Royal Bank (RY) on August 25, Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) on August 29, National Bank (NA) and Canadian Imperial Bank (CM) on August 31, Laurentian Bank (LB) on September 6, and Canadian Western