Nov 26 (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
** The Canadian Securities Exchange is weighing a takeover of Cboe Canada CBOE.Z in a deal that would create the biggest homegrown challenger to TMX X.TO and combine nearly 1,200 listed firms under one platform.
** Barrick Mining Corp's ABX.TO lead independent director Ben van Beurden is stepping down, the latest in a series of leadership shakeups at the big Canadian gold miner.
** Canada's banks told Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson that loans for struggling softwood lumber companies will start rolling out in the coming weeks, but warned gaps in Ottawa's $700-million support program could leave some firms without tariff relief.
NATIONAL POST
** Canada's cyber defence agency says hackers are increasingly targeting Canadian water systems as it called on utility companies and municipalities to take the threat seriously or risk devastating consequences.
** Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday his government's forthcoming energy deal with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will create "necessary conditions" for a potential pipeline to British Columbia, but not provide an outright guarantee.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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