PRESS DIGEST-Canada - December 23

Dec 23 (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

Australian miner Champion Iron CIA.AX owner of the Bloom Lake mining is making a takeover offer for Norway’s Rana Gruber ASA RANA.OL for $289 million or $7.79 a share in cash, as it stretches across the Atlantic to bolster its iron ore assets.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney formally announced that Canada’s next ambassador to the United States will be Mark Wiseman, who will head to Washington with the goal of securing trade peace.