Anti-abortion protest bent rules on Parliament Hill

A visually striking anti-abortion protest on Parliament Hill technically broke several rules on the use of the public space, but federal officials made special exceptions to allow the event to proceed anyway. Read More http://ift.tt/1yZnebJ

Button feels like he's starting afresh

By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Jenson Button said the wait was worth it and he felt like he was starting over again in Formula One after signing a new two-year contract with McLaren. The Briton, the most experienced driver on the starting grid and 35 years old next January, will partner Spaniard Fernando Alonso in a lineup of champions. Out of contract at the end of the season, the 2009 champion had spent the last few months wondering if he had a future in the sport but finally signed a contract on Wednesday evening. ...

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Oil slide hits European stocks, safe-haven assets sought

LONDON (Reuters) - A relentless slide in crude prices put energy stocks and currencies exposed to oil exports under pressure on Friday, dampening appetite for riskier assets and underpinning flows into the safety of core government bonds.

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U.S. corporations winning fight over human rights lawsuits

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013 that made it all but impossible to sue foreign companies in U.S. courts for alleged roles in overseas human rights abuses is proving to be a boon for U.S. firms too, court documents show. In the roughly year and a half since the ruling in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co, U.S. ...

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Cellphone privacy at issue in Supreme Court ruling tomorrow

The Supreme Court of Canada will rule Thursday whether the police have the right to search people's cellphones when they're arrested. Read More http://ift.tt/1IDMAQA

Jean Béliveau funeral: Thousands bid Habs legend a final farewell

Hundreds gathered outside Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay their final respects to Habs legend Jean Béliveau, despite the ice pellets and blowing snow in downtown Montreal. Read More http://ift.tt/1Bdm4sp

Canada's Telus says wants in on 'Internet of things' growth

By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Telus Corp launched a package of technologies that connect and control machines via the Internet on Wednesday as the Canadian telecom company bids to generate sales from the so-called "Internet of things". Among the services Telus will offer are retail traffic analysis so that stores can better stock their shelves, and a safety application that will allow restaurants to check conditions such as air and food temperature and water flow. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1AdzmE3

Tongue in cheek, Obama displaces comedian Colbert on popular show

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama slipped into the role of late night talk show host on Monday, nudging Stephen Colbert away from his perch during an appearance on the comedian's satirical program and poking fun at himself in the process. "You've been taking a lot of shots at my job, I've decided I'm going to go ahead and take a shot at yours," Obama said before sitting down alone behind Colbert's desk. "As you know I, Stephen Colbert, have never cared for our president," Obama proceeded, pretending to be the comedian. ...

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Canadian Embassy in Cairo closed due to security concerns

CAIRO (Reuters) - Canada's Embassy in Cairo was closed on Monday until further notice because of security concerns, an official answering its emergency telephone line said, the second diplomatic mission to shut its doors this week. A message on the embassy's website read: "The ability to provide consular services may occasionally be limited for short periods due to unsettled security conditions." It gave no more details. The British Embassy in Cairo closed to the public on Sunday, also citing security concerns. A notice on its website on Monday said its services remained suspended. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1G7nIMU

Canadian Embassy in Cairo closed due to security concerns

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Canadian Embassy in Cairo was closed on Monday until further notice because of security concerns, an official answering the emergency telephone line said. A message on the embassy's website read: "The ability to provide consular services may occasionally be limited for short periods due to unsettled security conditions." The British Embassy in Cairo closed to the public on Sunday citing security concerns. (Reporting by Lin Noueihed; Editing by Janet Lawrence) Read More http://ift.tt/1IoewrA

Scott Feschuk’s best celebrity sandwich recipes of 2014

In which the year’s biggest personalities make a PB&J sandwich in their own special way

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At home and cured of Ebola, Cuban doctor vows return to Africa

HAVANA/GENEVA (Reuters) - A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and was cured after experimental treatment in a Swiss hospital vowed on Saturday to return to West Africa and continue treating patients. "I will finish what I started. I am returning to Sierra Leone," Felix Baez, 43, told reporters at Havana's Jose Marti airport shortly after landing, the official website Cubadebate reported. It was not immediately clear if Cuban health officials would allow Baez to go back to Africa. ...

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Cuban Ebola patient recovers after treatment in Geneva

GENEVA (Reuters) - A Cuban doctor who received experimental treatment for Ebola in a Geneva hospital has made a full recovery and left Switzerland to be reunited with his family, the hospital said on Saturday. Felix Baez, 43, was one of 256 Cuban doctors and nurses who went to West Africa to treat patients from the worst outbreak of the virus on record, which has killed more than 6,000 people. Soon after arriving in Geneva, Baez received the Canadian experimental treatment ZMab, a precursor to the Ebola drug ZMapp, which has been used to treat several U.S. patients. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1wap4qN

Voters head to polls in Louisiana Senate race

By Jonathan Kaminsky NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana voters headed to the polls on Saturday in a runoff election that opinion polls indicate will expand Republicans' majority in the U.S. Senate at the expense of one of the chamber's last remaining southern Democrats. Republican U.S. Representative Bill Cassidy is challenging Mary Landrieu, a three-term incumbent, who is fighting to remain one of only two Democratic senators from the southeastern U.S. - a party stronghold a generation ago - after losses last month by Democratic incumbents in Arkansas and North Carolina. ...

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Cuban Ebola patient recovers after treatment in Geneva

GENEVA (Reuters) - A Cuban doctor who received experimental treatment for Ebola in a Geneva hospital has made a full recovery and left Switzerland to be reunited with his family, the hospital said on Saturday. Felix Baez, 43, was one of 256 Cuban doctors and nurses who went to West Africa to treat patients from the worst outbreak of the virus on record, which has killed more than 6,000 people. Soon after arriving in Geneva, Baez received the Canadian experimental treatment ZMab, a precursor to the Ebola drug ZMapp, which has been used to treat several U.S. patients. ...

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U.S. declines to upgrade protections for grizzly bears in Idaho, Montana

By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Federal wildlife managers on Friday declined to upgrade protections for a population of grizzly bears in the remote reaches of Idaho and northwest Montana that numbers fewer than 50, and which conservationists say are going extinct. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the outsized, hump-shouldered bears that roam the Cabinet Mountains and Yaak River drainage in the Northern Rockies are likely to reach a recovery goal of 100 without changing their status to endangered from threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. ...

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Obscure Senate bill infuriates Vietnam, sparks diplomatic spat with Canada

OTTAWA - An obscure private member's bill from a Conservative senator has sparked a diplomatic spat between Canada and Vietnam. Read More http://ift.tt/1I80XfD

Thank you for being a friend - New Jersey governor continues goodwill tour of Canada

OTTAWA - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and lay a wreath at the National War Memorial as he continues his Canadian tour in Ottawa today. Read More http://ift.tt/1tXjSzs

Ban-ki Moon says Canada must do more on climate change

Ban Ki-moon told CBC on Thursday that Canada needs to stop stalling on setting climate change goals, and instead become "ambitious and visionary." Read More http://ift.tt/1wCfr3V

Republican Gov. Chris Christie heads to Calgary to talk energy, Keystone

CALGARY - A high-profile Republican is in Calgary today to talk energy and pipelines. Read More http://ift.tt/12oM4ob