Aug 6 (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 Conservative government was so confident in recent
weeks it would sign a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that
it was asking business groups to loudly support the conclusion
of an agreement, reasoning their voices would drown out those of
unhappy milk producers - the one sector Ottawa expected would be
sorely disappointed. (http://bit.ly/1IJM53W)
** Manulife Financial Corp's MFC.TO profit dropped in the
second quarter, even as the company posted higher sales of
wealth and insurance products and benefited from currency
changes. (http://bit.ly/1T6yKbK)
NATIONAL POST
** Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO has slashed its dividend,
signed a streaming deal and put a host of assets up for sale as
it tries to reduce a crippling debt load in a weak gold price
environment. (http://bit.ly/1gd7uM4)
** A large majority of Torontonians support a possible bid
for the 2024 Olympics, a new poll shows. Though the city was in
knots over the Pan Am Games, residents ended up enjoying
themselves, so much so that 58 percent now favour an Olympic
bid, an exclusive Mainstreet Research poll for Postmedia
shows.(http://bit.ly/1K4YTTJ)