PRESS DIGEST - Canada - Sept 24

Sept 24 (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:

- Abousfian Abdelrazik is suing the government - and Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon personally - for C$27-million over Canada's role in his arrest and alleged torture in Sudan and for violating his constitutional right to come home.

- For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result.

The study was led by the U.S. Army, which sponsored it with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and was conducted in Thailand.

- Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon led a Canadian walkout as Iran's president began speaking to the United Nations Wednesday night, a boycott that was followed by diplomats from the United States and other countries.

Report on Business Section:

- Ottawa will extend life of a $125-billion emergency program amid pressure from domestic banks that are wary about a return of sluggish credit markets.

- HBC owner Richard Baker, who embarked on a 'get-your-hands-dirty' cleanup of the operating company, says he wants to give a little piece of Canada back to Canadians.