PRESS DIGEST-Canada - Feb 5

Feb 5 (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 decide whether to join a new critical minerals trading bloc being proposed by the U.S. only as part of larger talks about the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement (USMCA), Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.

British Columbia intends to block U.S. tribal groups from participating in environmental assessments for projects developed in the Canadian province, saying it is working to rewrite the law to codify that change.

Toronto-listed miner Gold Reserve GRZ.V said its long-time lawyer is a political prisoner in the South American country.

NATIONAL POST

Think-tank Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) said in a report that a Quebec-based natural gas liquefaction project like the one sought by Norwegian multinational Marinvest would give Canada a hold in Europe’s $40-billion LNG market.