PRESS DIGEST-Canada - April 29

April 29 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from a selected Canadian newspaper. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

-Mark Carney, the former central banker who sought elected office for the first time, led the Liberals to a minority-government victory on Monday in an election that was upended by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and musings about annexation.

-Australia's Alkane Resources ALK.AX will acquire Canada's Mandalay Resources MND.TO in an all-share deal valued A$559.1 million ($357.94 million), the companies said on Monday, creating a combined diversified gold and antimony producer.

-Charlene Theodore, the chief inclusion officer at McCarthy Tetrault LLP, is leaving the firm just months after a decision was made to pause a celebrated hiring program for Black and Indigenous law students.

($1 = 1.5620 Australian dollars)