Oct 3 (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
** Toronto-based Stars Group Inc TSGI.TO is to be acquired by Ireland's Flutter Entertainment Plc FLTRE.I in an all-share deal that will create one of the world's largest online betting and gaming operators. https://tgam.ca/2pwNTAT
** A U.S. regulator has fined RBC Capital Markets $5 million for failing to prevent hundreds of "fictitious" offsetting trades even after the investment bank's parent company, Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO , was disciplined for similar infractions in 2014. https://tgam.ca/2o77LdB
** Bellatrix Exploration Ltd BXE.TO has filed for court protection as it seeks a buyer or new investor against a backdrop of depressed natural-gas prices. https://tgam.ca/2oJ9k1k
NATIONAL POST
** Hudson's Bay Co HBC.TO minority shareholder Paradise Developments on Wednesday opposed Chairman Richard Baker's C$1.74 billion ($1.31 billion) take-private offer for the department store operator, calling it inadequate.
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