Sept 7 (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
Global investment bank Lazard Ltd LAZ.N landed a veteran Canadian mining deal maker from RBC Dominion Securities Inc ahead of an expected increase in takeover activity from natural resource companies.
Hudson's Bay Co's HBC.TO board of directors has hired - or is hiring - JP Morgan to advise it on strategic options including going private, a U.S. activist investor in the retailer suggests.
TransCanada Corp TRP.TO is giving itself more time to sign up shippers on its proposed Keystone XL pipeline, citing the impacts of Hurricane Harvey on its U.S. Gulf Coast refining customers.
NATIONAL POST
While all eyes are on NAFTA, Canada is trying to move quickly on trade in the Asia-Pacific region, with decisions on a China free trade agreement and an updated Trans-Pacific Partnership coming this fall.