April 22 (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
** Ontario Justice Charles Vaillancourt condemned "the
mind-boggling and shocking" conduct of the Prime Minister's
Office under Stephen Harper as he ruled that Senator Mike Duffy
was not guilty of all 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and
bribery. Top health officials in British Columbia are calling for
a significant change in drug policy that would ensure people who
use illicit drugs do not face criminal charges for it. Vancouver's city council has approved a grant to a
non-profit agency to house a small portion of low-income
residents who live in a downtown hotel slated for demolition,
leaving more than 100 people still waiting to learn what will
happen to them in six months. POST
** Canadian owners of vehicles implicated in Volkswagen AG's
VOWG_p.DE emissions-rigging scandal will be able to either
sell their vehicle back to the automaker or have it fixed under
an agreement reached on Thursday. Curbing carbon emissions would cost Canada between 1 and
3 percent in economic growth by 2030, but the price of leaving
greenhouse gas emissions unchecked "could be substantial",
Parliamentary Budget Officer said on Thursday.