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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered on the Washington's National Mall on Sunday calling on President Barack Obama to reject the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal and honor his inaugural pledge to act on climate change. Organizers of the "Forward on Climate" event estimated that 35,000 people …

TORONTO (Reuters) - Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in January from December and fell only modestly from a year earlier, suggesting the housing sector's recent slowdown hasn't developed into a full-blown correction. Sales were up 1.3 percent in January from December, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Friday. …

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Group of 20 nations declared on Saturday there would be no currency war and deferred plans to set new debt-cutting targets, underlining broad concern about the fragile state of the world economy. Japan's expansive policies, which have driven down the yen, escaped direct criticism in a statement thrashed …

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada remains cautiously optimistic that Washington will approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline even though President Barack Obama made no mention of it in his State of the Union speech, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said on Wednesday. The TransCanada Corp pipeline would link the oil sands of northern …

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Thursday promised to stamp out sexual harassment and bullying after a wave of complaints from female officers added to problems facing the fabled national police force. "Harassment has no place in the RCMP. We recognize it may be impossible to prevent entirely, but …

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Cenovus Energy Inc will make a large show of support for TransCanada Corp's plan to ship oil sands-derived crude to Eastern Canada in a converted natural gas pipeline when bids for capacity are called, an executive said on Thursday. "We believe it is very important for the country, Canada, to …

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturers ended 2012 on a dismal note, registering the biggest monthly decrease in sales since the Great Recession, a drop that suggests growth again disappointed in the fourth quarter. Manufacturing sales fell 3.1 percent in December from November, the sharpest decline since May 2009 in …

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are failing to protect aboriginal women in northern regions from violence, according to a report from an international human rights group that also alleged abusive behavior by police officers themselves. Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged the Canadian government to …

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada who will switch jobs to take the helm of the Bank of England in July, said on Monday that inflation targeting is still the best approach for central banks in both the UK and Canada. In remarks to Canadian legislators, Carney emphasized what he told a British …

Monday's Games

TOKYO (Reuters) - Most Asian shares barely moved on Tuesday as a holiday in the U.S. overnight and a lack of catalysts kept many investors on the sidelines. Concerns about the euro zone economy, U.S. fiscal talks and Chinese appetite limited gains in commodities and also weighed on the euro. The dollar's strength against …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Office Depot Inc , the No.2 U.S. office supply retailer, is in advanced talks to merge with smaller rival OfficeMax Inc and a deal could come as early as this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. Both companies, which trail industry leader Staples Inc , are under much pressure from …

DARIEN, Conn. - A New York television news anchor has been accused of choking his wife at their Connecticut home and threatening her even after police arrested him.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Strict against smoking already, New Zealand plans to make tobacco companies remove their logos from cigarette packs but will wait until a challenge to Australian legislation is resolved.

Monday's Games

An injury has forced Montreal welterweight Rory (Ares) MacDonald out of his UFC 158 co-main event with Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit.

SURREY, B.C. - When Solomon Elimimian first connected with the B.C. Lions, he knew little about the CFL.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland to speed up restructuring and has refused to rule out giving the government's share in the bank to the public. The government owns 82 percent of RBS after pumping in 45 billion pounds ($70 billion) of capital when …

MONTREAL - Quebec's former lieutenant-governor has failed in her bid to have her civil trial suspended while she fights a criminal case.

Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday after the South African sports star was charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pianist Herbie Hancock is looking forward to paying tribute to a special connection between Turkey and jazz music at celebrations of International Jazz Day on April 30.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. office supply chains Office Depot Inc and OfficeMax Inc are in advanced discussions for a merger, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. A deal could come as soon as this week, that person said, adding that the talks were ongoing and could still fall apart. Currently, the deal is expected …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican retailer Grupo Gigante on Monday did not rule out a possible acquisition of the 50 percent stake in the Mexican unit of U.S. office-supply store chain Office Depot that it does not already own, following a report it was in talks to do so. The company has been considering options related to …