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TransAlta Corp.

12:36 PM EST - TransAlta Corp. : has reported an 87 per cent rise in third-quarter earnings, to $65.9 million from a weak year-earlier profit of $35.3 million, stoked by higher production and pricing at its Centralia coal-fired plant in Washington state. TransAlta Corp. shares T.TA are trading up 21 cents at $30.76.