Feb 13 (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
** Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO is trying to pare its heavy debt load and is closing in on a deal with French industrial giant Alstom SA ALSO.PA as the Canadian plane and train maker struggles to turn around its fortunes. https://tgam.ca/2OPVvIE
** Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet can take as long as it sees fit to decide whether to approve a long-delayed Rigel oil-sands project, the government's lawyer said in a court hearing on Wednesday. https://tgam.ca/2UOunh6
** Canada has not talked to Iran about re-establishing formal diplomatic relations in more than two years, after a high-profile consular case put talks on ice and the recent downing of Flight 752 killed dozens of Canadians. https://tgam.ca/38uXYQI
NATIONAL POST
** Alex Pourbaix, the chief executive officer of Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO , said on Wednesday that protests and blockades rolling across the country threaten to "gum up" the Canadian economy and could potentially derail recent improvements in Alberta's oil industry.