May 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
Media tycoon Pierre Karl Peladeau has quit as leader of
Quebec's main separatist party after less than a year in charge,
ending a major soap opera in the province's political history.
An influential military-focused charity that denied
scholarships to two children of an infantry officer who took his
own life after deploying to Afghanistan announced on Monday that
it is expanding the scope of its education program because of
the enduring damage left by post-traumatic stress disorder.
The sale of Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) MBT.TO to
BCE Inc BCE.TO for C$3.1-billion ($2.47 billion) plus the
assumption of C$800-million of debt will reduce the number of
major wireless suppliers in Manitoba from four to three, and
that could result in higher prices for mobile phone users in the
province.
POST
With syphilis spreading in Canada at rates unseen in
decades, doctors are struggling to cope with a shortage of the
main drug used to treat the potentially deadly infection.
The oilpatch has been a boon for discount retailers,
according to recent data, as financially strapped Albertans try
to spend less on their grocery bills - but the bigger picture
reveals that Canadians are always looking for a deal, regardless
of their economic circumstances. Prices have been dropping for seven straight months in
the oilpatch but the decline hasn't been enough to lure buyers
back to the market in any noticeable way, the Calgary Real
Estate Board said Monday. = C$1.26)