May 10 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from select Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
** The Canadian federal government is opening up the acquisition process for its $26 billion contract for new fighter jets, responding to threats from the U.S. government that it would refuse to sell the stealth Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT) LMT.N F-35 unless Ottawa scrapped its quota for aerospace spending. https://tgam.ca/2VsApFx
** Quebecor Inc QBRb.TO Chief Executive Officer Pierre Karl Péladeau confirmed on Thursday that he is weighing a bid for Montreal-based Transat AT Inc TRZ.TO , joining several other local buyers expressing interest in the struggling holiday travel company. https://tgam.ca/2VpL4ki
** The World Bank has accused Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO of corruption and colluding with senior officials at Azerbaijan Railways to win a 2013 contract worth $339-million in Azerbaijan. https://tgam.ca/2VsG3aI
NATIONAL POST
** Canadian author Alex Tapscott and NextBlock Global Ltd have negotiated a settlement with the Ontario Securities Commission over allegations of misleading disclosure offering documents provided to more than 100 prospective investors in a private placement that raised $20-million in July 2017. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd's CNQ.TO president Tim McKay sharply criticized pipeline giant Enbridge Inc's ENB.TO system which is currently in place for shipping oil out of Canada.