Sept 9 (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 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ( ANCTF ) said it

was willing to engage in confidential discussions with Japanese

retail giant Seven & i Holdings ( SVNDF ) on its approximately

$39 billion takeover offer, as it remains keen on pursuing a

buyout.

- U.S.-based property and casualty insurer PURE Insurance

will expand into Canada, making its first move outside of the

U.S., with the launch of a Toronto office offering home

insurance policies to homeowners with properties worth more than

$2 million.

- Five of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 38

ministers are losing their chiefs of staff in quick succession,

just as the minority Liberals are returning to a precarious

position in the House of Commons, having lost the automatic

support of the New Democratic Party.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)