April 1 (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
** A deal that would combine Essar Steel Algoma
Inc ESSRGE.UL and U.S. Steel Canada X.N into a single steel
maker is emerging as a potential path out of creditor protection
for the two companies. Brian Porter, Chief Executive of Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS.TO said that the bank's C$2 billion($1.53 billion) annual
investment for technology was used for a wide array of things,
including defense from cyber attacks. Rogers Communications Inc RCIb.TO will offer Sportsnet
Now - an app that streams the live feeds from Sportsnet's main
regional TV stations, plus its One and 360 networks - as a
separate online subscription costing C$24.99 a month, starting
April 1. POST
** The sale of Quebec restaurant chain Groupe St-Hubert Inc
is a good news story for the province, Chief Executive
Jean-Pierre Léger said Thursday. The phase-out of coal-fired power generation in Alberta
will begin in 2018, not the mandated 2030 deadline, the
president of the Coal Association of Canada said Thursday. An overwhelming majority of Canadians believes
psychological suffering on its own should never be grounds for
granting a doctor-assisted death, according to a survey by
Angus Reid Institute survey. = 1.3037 Canadian dollars)