March 16 (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 telecom firm BCE BCE.TO said on Monday it will invest an additional $1.7 billion to build a 300-megawatt AI data centre in Saskatchewan, with Cerebras and CoreWeave CRWV.O signed on as tenants.

** Mortgage delinquencies are rising among Canadian homeowners with stronger credit scores, highlighting the strain of higher mortgage rates on borrowers typically seen as lower risk, according to new data from Equifax Canada.

NATIONAL POST

- Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 1.8% in February on lower gasoline prices, as well as the base-year effect of last year's "GST holiday" on certain food and children's items ending mid-month.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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