Oct 15 (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
** Canada-based department store retailer Hudson's Bay Co is battling with two of its major landlords over its failure to pay the rent during the COVID-19 pandemic, alleging that one of them, Oxford Properties, is not doing enough to draw customers to its Quebec malls. https://tgam.ca/3lP1nzM
** A potential oil boom in the remote Kalahari region of Namibia, led by a Canadian oil company Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd, which plans to begin drilling by December, has provoked growing concern among Southern (NYSE:SO) African environmentalists. https://tgam.ca/2Iyu4Tt
** The Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO announced the launch of its first artificially intelligent computer program for trading stocks on Wednesday, bringing the bank's expanding focus on AI to a key part of its capital markets operation. https://tgam.ca/2SWSGHq
** The Canada Infrastructure Bank paid C$3.8 million ($2.88 million) in termination benefits to more than one person as part of a major shakeup of the organization's senior management, documents show. https://tgam.ca/3drqGFj
NATIONAL POST
** WestJet Airlines Ltd said on Wednesday that it will suspend many of its flights in Atlantic Canada indefinitely beginning Nov. 2, a move that will eliminate more than 100 weekly flights due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. https:// = 1.3199 Canadian dollars)