Sept 14 (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
** Toronto's city clerk is warning that her ability to administer a fair municipal election for Oct. 22 could be in jeopardy because of uncertainty resulting from the escalating battle between the province and Canada's largest city over cutting council almost in half. https://tgam.ca/2N8VDEl
** B.C.'s housing minister is asking her rental task force to come up with a way for renters to avoid a potential 4.5-percent rate increase this year. https://tgam.ca/2xgmmUH
** The parent of Tim Hortons has come to a settlement for an undisclosed amount with the leader of an unhappy group of its franchisees after the company had abruptly locked him out of his four Alberta restaurants. https://tgam.ca/2Ol9vb9
NATIONAL POST
** The government of Ontario Premier Doug Ford quickly pushed back Thursday against a proposal from securities regulators that would target certain embedded commissions tied to the sale of mutual funds. https://