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

** Vancouver's Teck Resources ( TECK ) and London's Anglo

American are to come together in a merger that will

create the worlds' fourth-biggest copper producer as the hunt

for critical metals intensifies.

** Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has

laid off a group of Canada-based technical employees, citing a

need to streamline costs and a broader strategy to consolidate

its global work force.

** Global logistics giant DP World has been tapped to build

and run the Port of Montreal's new Contrecoeur container

terminal, expanding its Canadian operations as the federal

government seeks to counter U.S. trade protectionism with new

infrastructure investments.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)