July 27 (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 United States signalled on Thursday it is set to push ahead on trade talks with Canada and Mexico after agreeing to suspend hostilities over tariffs with Europe in a fragile deal that may clear the way for renewed pressure on China. https://tgam.ca/2NQjPHv
** Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to throw this year's Toronto municipal elections into turmoil, by announcing just hours before Friday's deadline for candidate registration that his government will dramatically cut the number of city-council positions, to 25 from 47. https://tgam.ca/2Ol9LY3
** Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will decide in mid-August whether to pursue a ban on handguns as part of a new legislative agenda he would outline in a fall Throne Speech, a senior official says. https://tgam.ca/2LUmE9R