PRESS DIGEST-Canada - February 19
Feb 19 (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
Rio Tinto RIO.L said it has gained majority control of Canada's Nemaska Lithium, advancing its push to build an integrated lithium business in Quebec.
Federal minister for US-Canada trade pact Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa and Mexico City remain committed to a trilateral review of the continental free-trade pact, even as the U.S. has floated the idea of replacing it with separate bilateral deals.
Alberta Health Services has destroyed roughly half of the children’s medication imported by the province from Turkey after approaching expiry dates scuttled plans to donate the entire stockpile of drugs to Ukraine and other countries.
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