Oct 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
** Canadian insurer Sun Life Financial SLF.TO is set to launch a new asset management division named Sun Life Asset Management and has appointed Tom Murphy as its president.
** Many investors in Canadian oil sands producer MEG Energy MEG.TO plan to vote against the company's proposed $7 billion sale to Canadian Cenovus Energy CVE.TO.
** U.S. President Donald Trump defended his tariff policy and said it has been effective at persuading companies to leave Canada for the United States, a day ahead of a White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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