PRESS DIGEST-Canada - October 28

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

** Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO is blocking third-party personal artificial intelligence agents from directly accessing the bank's digital properties, including online banking, joining a growing number of banks restricting agents’ access to customer data.

**Canadian financial services company Wealthsimple has secured C$425 million ($302.28 million) financing from existing backers, taking its valuation to C$13.8 billion as it continues building out its banking and investing services to rival the country's dominant banks.

** Canada Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is demanding Cleveland-Cliffs CLF.N come up with a plan to restore jobs at Stelco as a condition for meeting after she threatened to take the US steelmaker to court for allegedly violating the terms of its 2024 acquisition of the company.

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