Feb 24 (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
** Shoppers Drug Mart Corp, Canada's biggest drugstore
chain, is exploring the possibility of getting into
medical-marijuana sales in a move that would dramatically alter
the landscape of the new industry, bringing one of the country's
best-known retailers into the business if the strategy went
ahead.
Canada's spy agencies have tracked 180 Canadians who are
engaged with terrorist organizations abroad, while another 60
have returned home.
The Liberal government will introduce climate legislation
on Wednesday, and on Thursday it will unveil detailed
regulations for its long-promised cap-and-trade regime that aims
to hit an aggressive 2020 greenhouse gas emissions target.
POST
** Finance Minister Bill Morneau's federal budget in March
is set to include C$1 billion ($723 million) in targeted relief
for oil-producing provinces that are coping with a severe
economic downturn.
Fares on an express train from downtown Toronto to
Pearson (L:PSON) international airport are being slashed by more than
half because of lower-than-expected ridership. Since
Union-Pearson Express launched in June, the one-way fare was
decried by many as too expensive.
($1 = C$1.38)