March 31 (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 aftershocks of the commodities price collapse,
already plucking C$1,800 a year out of Canadians' pockets, could
persist for more than two years and permanently impair the
economy, according to the Bank of Canada.
As Dollarama Inc DOL.TO prepares to raise its top
prices to C$4 from C$3 amid steeper purchasing costs, the
retailer has found new meaning in the lowly toothpick.
POST
Five oil-producing economies are on the verge of collapse
if oil prices do not stabilize soon, according to RBC Capital
Markets.
Kinross Gold Corp K.TO finally has a workable
development plan for its long-troubled Tasiast mine. The
Toronto-based miner greenlighted the first phase of a two-step
expansion plan at Tasiast on Wednesday.
Jeff Melanson, CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, has
resigned - mired in a messy courtroom battle with his estranged
wife, Eleanor McCain, that involves sordid allegations of
deception and sexual improprieties.