July 12 (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
The LNG Canada joint venture led by Royal Dutch Shell Plc
RDSa.L has delayed its final investment decision on exporting
liquefied natural gas from Kitimat in northern British Columbia.
The Toronto Real Estate Board is stepping up its efforts
in court to overturn a decision by the federal Competition
Tribunal that allows more detailed home sales data to be
released on the internet.
Key stakeholders of Essar Steel Algoma Inc ESSRGE.UL
are pursuing a multi-pronged effort to block the purchase of the
steelmaker by a New York-based private equity fund, KPS Capital
Partners LP, and a group of lenders.
Canada's telecom regulator has officially given discount
wireless startup Sugar Mobile a reprieve, ruling that the
newcomer can keep relying on roaming services from Rogers
Communications Inc RCIb.TO - at least for the time being.
POST
The provincial government announced on Monday that it was
going ahead with plans that would allow the city to tax owners
of vacant property - a tax pushed for and endorsed by
Vancouver's mayor, Gregor Robertson.
In barely a year, Alberta's New Democratic Party (NDP)
government has gone from threatening to increase oil and gas
royalties to having to provide royalty incentives to stimulate
drilling activity.
In about two weeks, shareholders of Migao Corp MGO.TO
will be asked to vote on a transaction whereby the chief
executive plans to acquire the company, which owns and operates
fertilizer production plants in China, for 75 cents per share.