June 12 (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

** National Bank of Canada ( NTIOF ) is acquiring Canadian

Western Bank ( CWESF ) in a pending stock-swap deal that values

the Edmonton-based bank at $5 billion.

** Ontario's $225 million deal to allow beer, wine, cider

and premixed drinks to be sold in convenience stores, big-box

outlets and additional supermarkets has disrupted talks with

workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, raising the

prospect of a strike at the provincially owned booze retailer.

** McGill University is offering amnesty to pro-Palestinian

protesters encamped on its downtown campus if they leave by the

end of the week, while also exploring divesting investments in

arms makers who protesters say are aiding Israel's war efforts

in Gaza.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)