Sept 28 (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
Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O says it will hire 3,500 new corporate and tech-focused employees across Canada in the coming years, including 3,000 in downtown Vancouver, which would bring its total employment there to 8,000 by 2024. https://tgam.ca/3ic2bwx
Proponents of a C$22-billion ($16.44 billion) railway linking Alberta and Alaska can start work on a host of Canadian and U.S. approvals it will require after Donald Trump announced that he will issue a presidential permit allowing the border crossing. https://tgam.ca/30h7wfT
Cases of the novel coronavirus spiked to levels not seen since the spring in Ontario and Quebec on the weekend, as the governments of Canada's most populous provinces pleaded with residents to limit their social lives amidst the pandemic's second wave. https://tgam.ca/3mVKxAJ
NATIONAL POST
Canadian employees of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co F.N began voting Sunday on a new contract that their union says includes wage hikes, bonuses and a C$1.8-billion ($1.35 billion) investment to establish the country's first plant that would mass-produce battery electric vehicles — with some financial help from the government. https:// = 1.3380 Canadian dollars)