PRESS DIGEST-Canada - Aug 6
Aug 6 (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
- Canada will provide up to C$1.2 billion ($871.78 million)to help softwood lumber producers deal with U.S. countervailing and anti-dumping duties, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
- Florida-based SBA Communications SBAC.O is selling its Canadian cell tower network to CVC DIF, the infrastructure division of UK based CVC Capital Partners CVC.AS for $446-million.
- Some patients who take the popular weight loss drug Wegovy are having their prescriptions redirected to pharmacies that have signed exclusive deals with their group benefit insurers.
NATIONAL POST
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested he is considering substituting or rescinding the Online News Act to ensure local news is disseminated wider and faster two years after Meta META.O banned access to news on its platforms.
($1 = 1.3765 Canadian dollars)
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