April 9 | Mon Apr 9, 2012 5:43am EDT
April 9 (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:
- A new complaint about misleading calls to voters in the Ontario riding of Guelph has been lodged with the country's elections watchdog.
The complaint, from a key member of the local Conservative team, says Tory supporters were erroneously told their polling stations had changed in last year's federal campaign.
- Years after Canadian researchers sounded the alarm about the dangers of prescribing codeine-based painkillers after surgery, children are still dying because of the practice.
Report on Business Section:
- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is flagship of Canadian tech sector, but opinion is divided over whether Ottawa should intervene in a possible foreign takeover.
- After a year of rapid political changes, Myanmar is opening its doors to foreign investors. But even if some sanctions are lifted, it will still be a challenging place to do business.
NATIONAL POST:
- Defence Minister Peter MacKay says he has known since 2010 of the estimated $25-billion price tag for the F-35 fighter jet program, but stressed Sunday that his department never "manipulated" any information and that the $10-billion gap with National Defence estimates made public comes down to accounting differences.
- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird condemned a "cowardly" Easter attack in Nigeria on Sunday that killed at least 20 in the central city of Kaduna.
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