PRESS DIGEST-Canada - August 20
Aug 20 (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
- Trez Capital Mortgage Investment is halting redemptions from five of its funds, marking the latest example of an alternative money manager struggling to meet investor liquidity demands.
- Canada's Bruce Power Nuclear Facility in Tiverton is set to expand production of medical isotopes by installing a second system to significantly increase in the plant's ability to produce the cancer-treating elements.
- Alberta is making changes to its COVID vaccine program to make shots free of charge for health care workers, but the majority of Albertans will still have to pay out of pocket.
NATIONAL POST
- Canada's CUPE is suing the federal government to stop it from ever again invoking the controversial legal tool the Liberal government used to order striking Air Canada AC.TO flight attendants back to work.
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