Jan 16 (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
** Some of Ontario's universities may have to reconsider their plans to expand master's and PhD programs as the province tries to encourage the sector to focus on training students who graduate with skills that are in demand.
** The two richest Canadian billionaires own $33 billion between them, which is more wealth than the bottom 30 per cent of the Canadian population, according to a new Oxfam report.
** Four firefighters will be put on trial before their union peers on Monday, charged with misconduct for also joining volunteer fire departments in the small communities in which they live, as the struggle over "double-hatting" spreads through Ontario. The four could be expelled from the union, which could lead to them losing their jobs.
NATIONAL POST
** The federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has launched an investigation into the circumstances of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's New Year's holiday in the Bahamas, the National Post has learned, the first time a sitting prime minister has come under scrutiny by the independent parliamentary watchdog.
TVO has signed a deal with Twitter Canada to live stream on the social network daily. Beginning Jan. 16, The Agenda with Steve Paikin will be broadcast live every Monday through Friday at 8 p.m. ET on Twitter's Periscope, which also streams natively within Twitter itself.
Three candidates in Alberta's Progressive Conservative leadership debate told former Conservative MP Jason Kenney his plan to unite with the right-leaning Wildrose Party is cynical and shortsighted folly.