Jan 23 (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

** Canada Growth Fund (CGF) is investing $25 million into rare-earths recycler Cyclic Materials, marking the second early-stage, clean-technology, critical-minerals financing for CGF in just over a week.

** Chinese car company Chery Automobile 9973.HK was laying the groundwork to sell its electric vehicles in Canada, after last week’s announcement of a deal with Beijing under which Canada will reduce tariffs on a limited number of Chinese-made EVs, with some people in the auto industry being contacted on LinkedIn by recruiters who say they are working on behalf of Chery.

** The chief executive officer of Canada's Hootsuite Irina Novoselsky defended the Vancouver tech company’s contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement $(ICE)$, telling employees the deal will stand so long as the agency complies with the terms of service.

NATIONAL POST

** After closing dozens of stores last year, Toys “R” Us Canada is down to just 22 locations across the country, with only five left in all of Western Canada, according to a new analysis.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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