FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2006
Commission File Number: 001-14148
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CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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3100 CANWEST GLOBAL PLACE
201 PORTAGE AVENUE
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA,
CANADA R3B 3L7
(204) 956-2025
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F [X]
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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
security holders.
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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ___________.
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paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a
material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
in this Form the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes [ ] No [X]
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___________
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Date: October 26, 2006 By: /s/ JOHN E. MAGUIRE
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John E. Maguire
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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1 CanWest Global Communications Corp. Press Release dated
October 23, 2006.