Aug 10 (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
** The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) will be phased
in over two years and will be offered at companies without
employee pension plans. Self-employed Ontarians also may be able
to opt in. Companies with sufficient retirement plans will be
exempt and the lowest-income earners will not be required to
contribute. (http://bit.ly/1KdlEEY)
** Alberta's new NDP government is planning a charm
offensive in the continent's financial capitals to battle
investor skepticism over its ability to run a massive
energy-fueled economy. The province's rookie Energy Minister,
Marg McCuaig-Boyd, plans to visit Toronto, Montreal, New York
and Boston in the fall to explain the government's energy and
economic policies and priorities to major investors. (http://bit.ly/1DGUkBT)
** The University of British Columbia will face increased
scrutiny on Monday, when the faculty association asks the
school's board of governors to explain the sudden resignation of
university president Arvind Gupta on Friday. (http://bit.ly/1gsjAkQ)
NATIONAL POST
** Linda McQuaig, a well-known author and the NDP candidate
for the riding of Toronto Centre, told a CBC television panel
discussion that for Canada to meet its climate change targets,
"a lot of the oilsands oil may have to stay in the ground." (http://bit.ly/1MXG0YX)
** Federal prosecutor Emilie Taman has been fired for
abandoning her job when she took an unauthorized leave to seek
the NDP nomination in the riding of Ottawa-Vanier for the
federal election. (http://bit.ly/1KZ2DJb)