May 9 (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
** WestJet Airlines Ltd WJA.TO pilots have not even completed a strike vote yet, but the possibility of a labour disruption in less than two weeks has caused a drop in bookings, chief executive officer Ed Sims says. https://tgam.ca/2rusyGq
** Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDSa.L and its banks have cashed in on one of precious few opportunities to unload a mountain of Canadian energy shares at a tidy profit. Shell's C$4.3 billion ($3.33 billion) secondary offering of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO stock was said on Tuesday to be placed mostly with institutional investors. https://tgam.ca/2jJPXzh
** With investors fretting about its future, Aimia Inc AIM.TO, the parent company of the popular Aeroplan rewards program, has quickly named Jeremy Rabe as new chief executive to cap off a tumultuous year. https://tgam.ca/2jHsWwX
NATIONAL POST
** Cannabis sales could soon eclipse hard liquor sales in Canada, according to a new report by The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM.TO analysts, with provincial governments, rather than private companies, expected to reap the most benefit. Quebecor Inc QBRb.TO Chief Executive Pierre Karl Peladeau said on Tuesday his company will have "complete control over (its) destiny" after signing a C$1.69 billion deal to buy back the final chunk of its main subsidiary from the province's largest pension fund. ($1 = C$1.29)