Dec 8 (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
** Telemedicine startup MindBeacon Holdings Inc has filed to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange amid a surge in demand for digitally delivered health services during the pandemic. https://tgam.ca/36TwVzW
** The Canadian federal government passed over a private option for its plans to produce COVID-19 vaccine domestically by the end of 2020, instead investing in its own production facility that is now almost a year behind schedule. https://tgam.ca/36VqbBF
** Canadian government's decision to unplug from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is not sufficient to protect the country's telecommunication networks, says the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, which conducts research on cybersecurity issues. https://tgam.ca/2LjBj2X
NATIONAL POST
** Cardinal Energy Ltd CJ.TO announced Monday it had raised almost $17 million of new convertible debt in a private placement, with more than three-quarters of that money coming from billionaire Murray Edwards, executive chairman of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO , which experts say could provide a rare boost for embattled junior companies in Calgary. https:// Up to 124,500 Canadians could receive doses of the Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) PFE.N COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the month so long as it is approved by Health Canada shortly, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday. https://