PRESS DIGEST-Canada - November 4

The following are the top stories from Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

- Tuesday's federal budget will unveil a C$5- billion ($35.65 billion) Build Communities Strong Fund for local infrastructure, alongside major defence upgrades, talent attraction initiatives, and billions in targeted savings, including cancelling the two-billion tree program to balance growth investments with fiscal restraint.

- The B.C. government has cancelled plans for a U.S.-targeted digital ad campaign on softwood lumber tariffs following a backlash to Ontario's similar effort, opting instead to coordinate future messaging with Ottawa amid escalating trade tensions.

- The federal government has launched a formal dispute process against Stellantis STLAM.MI over its decision to shift Jeep Compass production from Brampton, Ontario, to Illinois, warning it will seek repayment of aid unless the automaker commits to building another vehicle at the Canadian plant.

($1 = 1.4024 Canadian dollars)