Press Digest: Canada - Feb 8

Altius Minerals (AB)

08/02/2021 11:46

Feb 8 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from
selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    
    THE GLOBE AND MAIL
    - Well Health Technologies Corp  WELL.TO  accelerated its
acquisition spree on the weekend as it said it would buy fellow
Vancouver health-services company CRH Medical Corp  CRH.TO  for
$292.7 million. https://tgam.ca/39XpCsw
    
    - Newfoundland's Altius Minerals Corp  ALS.TO  plans to spin
out its renewable power division through a C$100 million ($78.31
million) IPO.  https://tgam.ca/3jrLAqK
                
    - One of Canada's few prominent "seed-stage" technology
venture capital firms, Ottawa's Mistral Venture Partners, is
closing in on its goal of raising C$50 million for its third
fund to back startups hoping to reshape the post-pandemic
economy. https://tgam.ca/3jxMzWn

    ($1 = 1.2770 Canadian dollars)

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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