Thursday August 13, 12:42 PM
PRESS DIGEST - Canada - August 13
Aug 13 (Reuters) - The following are top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL:
- Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that he was personally responsible for appointing Sarah Kramer as chief executive of eHealth Ontario, and hiring her was a 'mistake.'
- RCMP brass are failing to live up to the legendary can-do spirit of the Mounties and are undermining the efforts of provincial divisions that are striving to modernize the force, watchdog Paul Kennedy said Wednesday.
Business section:
- A tiny Toronto firm that took on Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT - news) has succeeded in winning an injunction against sales of the technology giant's flagship word-processing software.
- Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund reported a second-quarter profit of $19.9-million, more than three times higher than year-earlier earnings of $6-million; revenue climbed to $248.6-million from $209.3-million a year ago.
NATIONAL POST:
- A number of recent instances of alleged prisoner mistreatment in Nunavut are casting a spotlight on the territory's growing problem of prison overpopulation -- an issue exacerbated by the region's skyrocketing crime rate, one of the highest in Canada.
- After warning her opposition critics to not 'play politics' with the swine flu pandemic, federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq met with them on Wednesday at a heated House of Commons health committee meeting and assured MPs that pandemic planning for the fall flu season is well in hand.
Financial Post section:
- DBRS has significantly chopped its rating on some of the $32-billion of restructured asset backed commercial paper, dealing another blow to hopes that the holders of the debt may one day get their money back.
(Compiled by Bangalore Equities Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780)) Keywords: PRESSDIGEST/CANADA
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