Press Digest: Canada - May 4

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04/05/2018 12:59

May 4 (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
    
    ** The government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
will intervene in the court battle over whether British Columbia
has the authority to restrict bitumen shipments that cross its
borders – a measure that threatens the future of the Trans
Mountain pipeline expansion project. https://tgam.ca/2jtIrsp
    
    ** The British Columbia government is ruling out any change
to a tax on high-value homes that has prompted protests in the
Vancouver region. https://tgam.ca/2rj5GbW
    
    ** Medical cannabis grower MedReleaf Corp  LEAF.TO  
confirmed Thursday that it has held talks with Aurora Cannabis
Inc  ACB.TO  and other rivals about possible transactions. https://tgam.ca/2w6JkjE
                
    ** A Conservative member of parliament Bob Saroya took a
free trip to China this spring that was in part funded by the
foreign affairs arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party – a
department that is dedicated to wooing support overseas. https://tgam.ca/2KBZpkM

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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