March 21 (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
** China's Wang Di, Beijing's envoy to Canada says his country is open to negotiating a free-trade agreement with Ottawa and co-operating on a research station in the Arctic – extending an invitation to repair strained ties as Canada's relations with the United States worsen.
** U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin LMT.N that builds the F-35 fighter jet, has offered to create more jobs in Canada if Ottawa buys all of the jets it agreed to procure when the contract was announced in 2023, a source told The Globe and Mail.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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