PRESS DIGEST-Canada - March 31
March 31 (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
- Unilever ULVR.L said on Tuesday it is in advanced talks to merge its food business with U.S. spice maker McCormick MKC.N in a potential deal that would create a company valued at about US$60 billion.
- Canada's Sun Life Financial SLF.TO said it will spend nearly C$3 billion ($2.15 billion) to buy the remaining stakes in its private credit and real estate management units, including a C$2.4 billion ($1.72 billion) deal to acquire full ownership of real estate investor BGO and private credit provider Crescent Capital.
- The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved an C$8.5 billion ($6.10 billion) agreement giving First Nations in Ontario long-term authority over their own child and family services, marking a major step in resolving a decades-long discrimination case with the federal government.
($1 = 1.3933 Canadian dollars)
