Oct 10 (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

Seven & I Holdings ( SVNDF ) said it will shed much of its

non-convenience business and refocus on its core brand as it

seeks to stave off an increasingly aggressive takeover effort by

Alimentation Couche-Tard ( ANCTF ).

Toronto-Dominion Bank's ( MLWIQXX ) retail banking growth in the

United States will be constrained by an asset cap, executives

were told on a conference call.

Investment bank Canaccord Genuity Group ( CCORF ) has named

Nadine Ahn as its next chief financial officer.

NATIONAL POST

Officials from the United Kingdom have been making the

rounds in Canada this month, talking to executives at the Maple

Eight, a group of major pension investment organizations.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)