Press Digest: Canada - Feb 15

Sears Canada

15/02/2018 11:25

Feb 15 (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 
    ** Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada will become the first 
major insurance company to add medical marijuana to its group 
benefits plans for Canadian companies, a pivotal move in the 
insurance industry that will help ease the financial burden for 
medical-marijuana users, and a sign of the growing acceptance of 
cannabis in the Canadian workplace. https://tgam.ca/2Bv6TDR 
     
    ** The Quebec government's economic advisory council is 
calling on the province to quintuple its investment in 
artificial intelligence to C$500 million ($400.48 million) over 
the next decade, warning its nascent power in machine learning 
will be at risk if it does not boost funding. https://tgam.ca/2BsRrrX 
                 
    ** Barrick Gold Corp  ABX.TO  is on track to lose its 
long-held crown as the world's largest gold producer after 
forecasting production for this year that will likely fall short 
of U.S. competitor Newmont Mining Corp  NEM.N . https://tgam.ca/2o2tTm6 
        
    NATIONAL POST 
    ** Sears Canada creditors could be a step closer in their 
attempt to recoup some of the C$3 billion ($2.40 billion) in 
controversial dividends paid out to the company's shareholders - 
most notably, Sears Holdings Corp chief executive Edward Lampert 
- years prior to the defunct retailer's insolvency filing last 
June. http://bit.ly/2BvuWm1 
         
    ** Canopy Growth Corp  WEED.TO  strengthened its lead in the 
cannabis market in the third quarter, more than doubling its 
year-over-year revenue in the three months leading to Dec 31. http://bit.ly/2o2amm1 
 
 
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