Press Digest: Canada - March 14

Gildan Activewear

14/03/2024 11:56

March 14 (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
    ** Canadian T-shirt retailer Gildan Activewear  GIL.TO  has
publicly accused one of its largest shareholders, U.S.
investment fund Browning West, of planting a misleading story in
American media about the company's new chief executive, Vince
Tyra – something the shareholder has staunchly denied.
    
    ** Canadian men's wear retailer Harry Rosen is embarking on
a $50-million plan to overhaul its entire store network over the
next five years.
    
    ** Ireland's Tánaiste, the equivalent of its Deputy Prime
Minister, says he plans to discuss the need for sustainable
funding of the controversial United Nations aid agency in Gaza
when he meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week.

    ** Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith wants Ottawa to revise
its national pharmacare proposal, designed to cover birth
control and diabetes medication for all, so it offsets the cost
of thousands of drugs for people in her province who do not have
any form of insurance.

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