DEC 11 (Reuters) – Below are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not guarantee their accuracy.
The Globe and the Mail
** SNC-Lavalin Group Inc has reached an agreement giving it the right to do business with the Canadian government despite unresolved corruption and fraud allegations against the engineering firm – the first of what may be more similar agreements between Ottawa and supplier companies in the coming months . (bit.ly/21Sk8nI)
** The first planeload of Syrian refugees arriving in Canada as part of the government’s ambitious airlift, which is expected to bring 25,000 Syrians to Canada by the end of February, arrived from Beirut late Thursday evening, with the landing time delayed by more than two hours. (bit.ly/1QAa9y1)
** Canada Post is opposing efforts by the new Liberal government to oust President Deepak Chopra. Chopra is among more than 30 Conservative appointments that Liberals have deemed illegitimate and want to reverse. (bit.ly/1IZq5nd)
NATIONAL MAIL
** A new hard cap on greenhouse gas emissions in the oil sands will not impact Cenovus Energy Inc.’s growth plans, President and CEO Brian Ferguson said Thursday. (bit.ly/1Z2SWA9)
** The federal government sat on nearly CA$9.5 billion (US$6.95 billion) in approved spending last fiscal year, including CA$2 billion in unspent funds for the Department of Defense, which was trying to balance during an election year to balance. (bit.ly/1mekswD) ($1 = 1.3664 Canadian dollars) (Compiled by Shivam Srivastava in Bengaluru)
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