PRESS DIGEST- Canada- August 14
Aug 14 (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
Canadian Blood Services is seeking C$855 million ($673 million) over seven years to significantly boost the amount of plasma it collects from unpaid donors to make medications, according to a confidential document that summarizes the full cost of the effort. https://tgam.ca/2vUk0wd
Ontario's Liberal government is looking at imports from Quebec to provide additional sources of low-cost, clean electricity in order to meet ambitious plans to electrify transportation and space heating in buildings while reducing the grid's reliance on natural-gas generation. https://tgam.ca/2vUewkI
Frustration and costs are mounting for natural gas producers over frequent outages on TransCanada Corp's Alberta pipeline network that have limited shipments and put heavy pressure on prices for the fuel. https://tgam.ca/2vUbRHP
As it sells ad airtime for next year's Super Bowl, Bell Media Inc is setting prices on the assumption it will once again be able to swap in the CTV television feed - and Canadian ads - over the U.S. big game broadcast in Canada. https://tgam.ca/2vTtmIA
NATIONAL POST
A Liberal senator, Percy Downe, is concerned that senior military officers are receiving a disproportionate number of public service jobs available to injured Canadian Forces members and he wants a new accounting of how those positions are being distributed. http://bit.ly/2vUreQE ($1 = C$1.27) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)