PRESS DIGEST-Canada - July 1

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- 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

**Bank of Montreal BMO.TO struck a A$142 million ($97.87 million) cash deal to buy the capital markets unit of Perth-based metals and mining-focused financial services firm Euroz Hartleys Group EZL.AX.

**Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he is not expecting to sign a renewal of the trade deal with the United States and Mexico at the scheduled six-year review of the agreement on Wednesday, after the U.S. signalled it wants to renegotiate the deal.

**Canada's Prime Minister Carney said there is no private-sector proponent yet for Alberta’s initial proposal for a new oil pipeline to the West Coast, adding that talks are proceeding and the process will run through the summer.

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