Jan 12 (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
** British Columbia cannot support Kinder Morgan (N:KMI) Canada's
C$6.8 billion ($4.78 billion) Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
project because the company is not offering sufficient details
of its spill-response plans, the government says.
The Liberal government is facing increasing pressure to
make public the most important deliberations on Canada's C$15
billion sale of combat vehicles to Saudi Arabia: precisely how
the transaction is justified under this country's strict weapons
export control regime.
A Toronto man has been freed more than five years after
he was kidnapped in Afghanistan, where he said he had gone as a
tourist.
POST
** Toronto-based Freshii Inc, which marks its 11th
anniversary this month, has reaped benefits from being ahead of
the healthy fast-food trend, doubling its global restaurant
count last year to more than 200 franchised units, with plans to
almost double in size again in 2016.
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has appointed a new
chief investment officer to replace longtime CIO Neil Petroff,
who retired in June. Bjarne Graven Larsen, who will also serve
as executive vice president, takes the role on Feb. 1, and will
report to Chief Executive Ron Mock.
Junior miner Rubicon Minerals Corp RMX.TO has slashed
its gold resources by an astounding 88 percent, confirming the
company will go down as one of the worst Canadian mining
meltdowns in years.
($1 = C$1.42)