PRESS DIGEST-Canada - Dec 3

Dec 3 - 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's federal government rejected an industry request for payouts to the country's softwood producers on the hook for U.S. duties, fearing that direct intervention would further irritate the United States.

Dye & Durham DND.TO ex-CEO Matt Proud and his private holding company Plantro on Tuesday sued the Toronto legal software company and its board for $200 million two weeks after offering to buy it, alleging it has acted to thwart their interests.

Canada will buy additional military material for Ukraine worth $200 million through the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said ahead of a NATO meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.

NATIONAL POST

Canada's Parliamentary Budget Office expects the country's new housing federal agency, Build Canada Homes, to add 26,000 housing units over the next five years.

Pulp and paper giant Domtar said on Tuesday it was closing its Crofton paper mill, forcing 350 people out of work with Christmas just around the corner.