PRESS DIGEST - Canada - March 11

March 11 (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:

- Ottawa is preparing new measures that may soon allow foreign companies to buy small Canadian wireless players, part of the Harper government's ongoing attempts to deregulate the country's telecommunications sector.

- A new federal report reveals the TB rate among status Indians to be 31 times higher than that of non-aboriginal Canadians. Among the most susceptible of aboriginal populations are the Inuit, for whom the TB rate is 186 times that of Canadian-born non-aboriginals.

BUSINESS SECTION:

- The Aspers have emerged as one of about six finalists chosen for the short list of bidders for CanWest LP, the newspaper division of CanWest Global Communications Corp.

The newspaper chain, which is made up of 46 publications across Canada and includes names such as the Ottawa Citizen, The Vancouver Sun and National Post, was put up for sale by its creditors this year.

FINANCIAL POST:

- Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.

- A likely interest rate hike in July by the Bank of Canada and growing demand for Canadian investments will propel the loonie past the U.S. dollar by the summer, according to a growing chorus of economists predicting parity.