Press Digest: Canada- Feb. 27

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27/02/2020 11:32

Feb 27 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from
Canadian newspaper The Globe And Mail. Reuters has not verified
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    
    THE GLOBE AND MAIL
    ** GMP Capital Inc  GMP.TO  unveiled details of an offer to
purchase the minority stake in wealth-management division
Richardson GMP Ltd that it doesn't already own, giving it full
ownership of the operation, as the final stage of a three-year
restructuring plan. https://tgam.ca/3aaLNsB
    
    ** Toronto will explore the feasibility of a tax on vacant
storefronts in an attempt to revitalize commercial streets and
discourage speculators from sitting on real estate. https://tgam.ca/2w6mTvA
                
    
    ** Canada says it's talking to NAFTA partners – in
particular, Mexico – about stepping up monitoring of offshore
imports of aluminum in order to determine if countries such as
China are dumping product in the free-trade zone. https://tgam.ca/2uynPIw
    
    ** Ontario Premier Doug Ford's cabinet approved a policy
which would switch some patients on public drug plans to
less-expensive versions of their medications, saving tens of
millions of dollars a year. https://tgam.ca/2w6mIQW
    

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