Feb 4 (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
** Canada's mutual fund regulator is expanding its proposal to build a merged regulatory body for the investment industry and has promised a clearer timeline as it battles critics who say a complete overhaul is too cumbersome. https://tgam.ca/3autzUQ
** McKinsey & Co, the consultant to blue-chip corporations and governments around the world, has agreed to pay $573 million to settle investigations into its role in helping "turbocharge" opioid sales, a rare instance of it being held publicly accountable for its work with clients. https://tgam.ca/2YGwW5x
NATIONAL POST
** Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM.TO says its plan to sell most of a Caribbean business was rejected by regulators and will not go ahead, the latest such brush major domestic lenders have had with local policymakers as they've attempted to reduce exposure to the region. https://