Press Digest: Canada - May 21

Reconnaissance Energy (Africa)

21/05/2024 12:50

May 21 (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 oil company ReconAfrica  RECO.V  is spending
nearly $1 million on a new marketing campaign to promote its
Namibia exploration project, just weeks after agreeing to pay a
reported $10.8 million to settle two court cases over investor
complaints of misleading statements about the project.
    
   - Canada's federal government plans to amend the Criminal
Code to stiffen penalties for thefts with ties to violence,
organised crime and money laundering as part of a national
strategy to address soaring auto thefts.

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