Press Digest: Canada - April 20

Brookfield Renewable

20/04/2021 13:11

April 20 (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
    ** NextEra Energy Partners LP  NEP.N  said on Monday it has
agreed to pay $733 million to Brookfield Renewable  BEPC.N  to
acquire three wind farms in California and one in New Hampshire.
NextEra Energy expects to close the deal in the third quarter
for the combined 391 megawatts of renewable power. https://tgam.ca/32t9bzR
    
    ** The World Bank has given SNC-Lavalin Group Inc  SNC.TO 
an early reprieve on a decade-long ban for corruption tied to
contracts in Bangladesh and Cambodia, a potential boost for the
Canadian engineering giant as it tries to rebuild its reputation
after years of crisis. https://tgam.ca/3xaQPl5
                
    ** A San Francisco private equity firm has bought control of
training software provider Axonify Inc, one of Canada's most
successful private technology companies founded by women, for
close to $250 million. https://tgam.ca/3x7R6Fn
       
    NATIONAL POST
    ** The pandemic-battered travel and tourism industries will
receive about $1.5 billion in targeted support from the federal
budget as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government
attempts to boost jobs and revive the economy. https://bit.ly/32rBsGW

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