PRESS DIGEST-Canada - Jan 16

Jan 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

** Royal Bank of Canada said that it expects to close its C$13.5 billion ($10.02 billion) takeover of HSBC Holdings' Canadian subsidiary in March, clinching the biggest domestic banking deal on record.

** Complaints about Rogers Communications shot up by 44 per cent year-over-year to 2,893 around wireless, internet, home-telephone and TV services.

** Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International Inc announced that it had agreed to acquire Carrols Restaurant Group Inc, a publicly traded company that operates 1,022 Burger King locations in the U.S., mostly in the northeastern states. ($1 = 1.3479 Canadian dollars) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)