June 3 (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
** China's Foreign Minister, in Ottawa to meet with his
Canadian counterpart, demanded and received a meeting with Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau - an unusual diplomatic move that
underscores China's increasingly assertive posture on the world
stage. The Liberal government is sending further signals it
plans a strict regime for recreational marijuana by hiring
former public safety minister Anne McLellan to develop plans to
legalize the drug. The founder of once high-flying children's animation
company Cinar Corp, Ronald Weinberg, and two investment
executives he dealt with have been found guilty of fraud and
other charges, bringing an end to what is believed to be
Canada's longest-running jury trial. POST
** Canada would have been better off, and more competitive,
with no milk supply management said the CEO of Montreal-based
Saputo Inc SAP.TO shortly after the dairy giant delivered its
fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, which were in line with
analyst expectations. The National Energy Board is giving Imperial Oil IMO.TO
until the end of 2022 to start building the long-delayed
Mackenzie Gas Project, a pipeline that would ship natural gas
from the Northwest Territories to northern Alberta.