Press Digest: Canada - Aug 10

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10/08/2018 11:56

Aug 10 (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
    ** Alberta's securities regulator is seeking to block
prominent short-seller Marc Cohodes from trading in securities
of Badger Daylighting Ltd  BAD.TO , escalating a bitter feud
between the oil-field services company and the U.S. investor. (https://tgam.ca/2nxiTg9)
    
    ** Ontario Power Generation is pursuing expansion in the
United States as the Crown-owned utility faces uncertainty over
Premier Doug Ford's pledge to cut electricity rates. OPG
announced on Thursday that it is purchasing Eagle Creek
Renewable Energy LLC for $298-million, marking the provincially
owned utility's first expansion outside the province. (https://tgam.ca/2noNqfT)
                
    ** The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with
Mexico to raise wages in the auto sector and push more
manufacturing jobs to the United States — a major breakthrough
in the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement.
(https://tgam.ca/2nrEVR8)
       
    NATIONAL POST
    ** Quebecor Inc  QBRb.TO  Chief Executive Officer Pierre
Karl Péladeau called for new broadcast regulations to deal with
online competitors after his company reported "disappointing"
results in its media division. (http://bit.ly/2nrGdvs)
            

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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