Press Digest: Canada- Feb 1

Wildsky Resources

01/02/2016 10:46

Feb 1 (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 
    ** China Minerals Mining  CMV.V  and its subsidiary Cassiar 
Gold Corp have filed a petition with the Supreme Court of 
British Columbia that seeks to reverse a portion of the British 
Columbia government's transfer of Crown land near the Yukon 
border in northern British Columbia to the Kaska Dena Council. 
(http://bit.ly/1SmwZvD) 
     
    ** The rout in commodities has hit men harder than women in 
Alberta. Nearly 16,000 men in the western province have been 
laid off from September 2014 through the end of last year. 
Meanwhile, 22,800 women have found new positions over the same 
period, according to Statistics Canada. (http://bit.ly/1SmxjKV) 
                 
    ** The Canadian government is busy promoting its defense 
industry in Kuwait even as a United Nations report accuses a 
Saudi-led coalition, which includes Kuwait, of "widespread and 
systematic" bombing of civilians in Yemen. (http://bit.ly/1SmxUwk) 
        
    NATIONAL POST 
    ** A class action lawsuit against Valeant Pharmaceuticals 
 VRX.TO  has alleged that the makers of Cold-FX sat for years on 
a study that suggested Canada's most popular cold and flu remedy 
was no more effective than a placebo in treating symptoms of the 
viruses. Valeant owns the product after buying Edmonton's Afexa 
Life Sciences in 2011. (http://bit.ly/1Kl7zM2) 
     
    ** British Columbia's top court has torpedoed a popular 
consumer loyalty rewards program for pharmacies, a sort of 
frequent flyer plan for prescription drug users, over fears it 
can be abused to the detriment of health. (http://bit.ly/1Kl7Gat) 
 
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