PRESS DIGEST-Canada - Feb 19

Feb 19 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from a selected Canadian newspaper. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

A C$2 billion investment in canola processing plants in Regina, set to churn out 15,000 barrels of renewable diesel daily and create more than 2,500 long- and short-term jobs, has been put on hold as uncertainty over trade and biofuels takes hold in Canada's breadbasket.

British Columbia and Nova Scotia each mapped out a lean fiscal year ahead, with B.C. announcing a spending review and Nova Scotia setting aside a reserve fund, as American trade uncertainty looms over provincial budget season.

The federal Competition Bureau is investigating the use of algorithmic pricing in the country's home rental market, targeting a practice that some Canadian politicians and renter advocates say is inflating monthly rents.