July 31 (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

- Canada's billionaire Weston family has reached a

C$12.5-million ($9.03 million) agreement to buy the 1670 royal

charter that launched the Hudson's Bay Co, and to donate the

historic document to the Canadian Museum of History, pending

court approval.

- Hudson's Bay Co. is pushing ahead with seeking court

approval to sell 25 store leases to B.C. billionaire Weihong

(Ruby) Liu, despite court filings that reveal the retailer

considered terminating the deal after accusing Ms. Liu's company

of breaching their agreement.

- Canada's life insurance industry is opposing proposed

restrictions on exclusivity deals between pharmacies and

insurers - guardrails that pharmacists say are necessary to curb

risks to patients' health.

NATIONAL POST

- Internet, video and wireline phone services provider

Cogeco Communications Inc ( CGEAF ) has formally launched mobile

service in parts of Ontario and Quebec on Wednesday, making it

the latest entrant in Canada's wireless market.

($1 = 1.3847 Canadian dollars)

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)