July 5 (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
** Tricon Capital Group Inc TCN.TO has teamed up with an American state pension fund and a sovereign wealth fund on a joint venture that will acquire up to $2 billion in real estate, mostly in the United States Sun Belt. https://tgam.ca/2m02QXr
** Rising energy prices are expected to breathe some life into the market for initial public offerings, after political uncertainty weighed on executives and made for a sluggish start to the year. https://tgam.ca/2lRJAuW
** Home Hardware Stores Ltd CEO Terry Davis is retiring after taking part in the company's latest five-year plan, which outlined how the home improvement retailer will move into the e-commerce market to stay competitive. https://tgam.ca/2lYCdBP
NATIONAL POST
** Enbridge Inc ENB.TO announced Wednesday it would sell its Canadian natural gas gathering pipelines and processing facilities to Toronto-based Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP BIP.N and its institutional partners for C$4.3 billion ($3.27 billion.)
HSBC Bank Canada HSB_pc.TO, a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA.L is looking at plunging even deeper into Canada's retail banking scene following its successful blitz on the mortgage market.
Tariffs on United States auto imports would severely restrict Canadian auto production and could cause a one per cent hit to Canada's economy, a once-remote possibility that is increasingly likely as U.S. President Donald Trump makes good on trade threats, according to CIBC Capital Markets.
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