Nov 16 (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:
It almost didn't happen, but U.S. President Barack Obama will get a chance to showcase his famous oratory skills - live, but not quite uncensored - when he fields questions from Chinese university students in Shanghai Monday.
There is a growing lineup of potential buyers and partners for Globalive Wireless Management Corp, as rivals and private equity funds attempt to take advantage of the upstart telecom company's battle with Ottawa over foreign ownership restrictions.
If Quebeckers have seen reduced waiting times at flu vaccination centres, they can thank the wonderful world of Disney. Denis Beaudoin, a regional health official, had became obsessed with how to deliver shots to thousands of people without long queues.
BUSINESS:
Two large initial public offerings are coming from Onex Corp as the private equity firm cashes in on winning investments and sets itself up for a dominant role in the next wave of North American buyouts.
Statistics Canada is expected to reveal Monday just how hard Canadian charities have been hit by the recession. The federal agency is scheduled to release a report on charitable donations for 2008 and many experts expect the figures will show a sharp decline from 2007.
NATIONAL POST:
The Canadian-led treaty to rid the world of landmines has saved thousands of lives and significantly reduced production and use of the devastating, anti-personnel weapons, according to a new international report.
Leaders of Pacific Rim nations agreed Sunday on "a new growth paradigm" which included a rejection of "all forms of protectionism" and a commitment to slash the cost of doing business in the region by 25 percent by 2015.
FINANCIAL POST:
General Motors Co may use some of the money it won from Canadian and U.S. taxpayers in the spring to fix its Opel unit in Europe in the months ahead as it works out a new financing plan for the money-losing business.
The holiday from inflation might be over. The past year's economic environment has been tough. But one positive thing to come out of it is that we've been paying less, overall, for the things we buy. However, if economists are right, all that came to an end last month.
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