TAIPEI/MONTREAL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan has not been invited to the assembly meeting of a United Nations aviation agency, the latest sign of the pressure China is bringing to bear on the new independence-leaning government of the self-ruled island it views as a renegade province.

Sept 23 (Gracenote) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS)

Sept 22 (The Sports Xchange) - The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired veteran left-hander Phil Coke from the New York Yankees on Thursday for cash considerations.

Sept 22 (The Sports Xchange) - The Milwaukee Bucks are reeling after receiving word that their leading scorer Khris Middleton will miss approximately six months due to a hamstring injury.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Russia claimed a do-or-die 3-0 victory over Finland on Thursday to advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup of Hockey and set up a mouth-watering showdown with arch-rivals Canada.

Sept 22 (Gracenote) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS)

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Aboriginal tribes from Canada and the northern United States signed a treaty on Thursday to jointly fight proposals to build more pipelines to carry crude from Alberta's oil sands, saying further development would damage the environment.

TORONTO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - General Motors Co's Oshawa plant will do final assembly work on at least 70,000 pickup trucks a year once investments promised in its Canadian unit's new labor agreement are complete, according to two sources close to negotiations.