SAN FRANCISCO – Howard Kuljian and his family were out for a walk on a damp, overcast morning at Big Lagoon beach, playing fetch with their dog as 10-foot surf churned the water just feet away like a washing machine.
New Zealand becomes Middle Earth as Hobbit mania takes hold
WELLINGTON (Reuters) ̵ 1; New Zealand's capital city was rushing to complete its transformation into a haven for hairy feet and pointed ears on Tuesday as stars jetted in for the long-awaited world premiere of the first movie of the Hobbit trilogy. Wellington, where director Peter Jackson and much of the post production is based, has renamed itself "the Middle of Middle Earth", as fans held costume parties and city workers prepared to lay 500 m (550 yards) of red carpet. A specially Hobbit-decorated Air New Zealand jet brought in cast, crew and studio officials for the premiere. … Seen as GSP's heir apparent, Rory MacDonald prepares for B.J. Penn fight
TORONTO – Should Georges St-Pierre retire as UFC welterweight champion, the title may not have far to go.
Questions raised about 'draconian' law that saw Toronto's mayor ousted
TORONTO – Questions are being raised about an all-or-nothing provision in a previously little-known “draconian” law that was thrust into the spotlight Monday after it was used to unseat the mayor of Canada’s largest city.
Experts to exhume Arafat, seek evidence of poison
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The body of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed on Tuesday by a team of international experts trying to discover if he was poisoned, as many Palestinians believe. French m agistrates opened a murder inquiry in August into Arafat's death in Paris after a Swiss institute said it had discovered high levels of radioactive polonium on his clothing, which was supplied by his widow, Suha. Arafat, who led the Palestinians' bid for a state through years of war and peace, died in Paris aged 75 in 2004 after a short, mysterious illness. … Quebec corruption inquiry taking a longer-than-expected winter break
MONTREAL – Quebec’s high-profile corruption inquiry will take a longer-than-expected, unscheduled winter break.
Canada's SNC says Swiss police likely reviewing payments
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s SNC-Lavalin Group Inc said on Monday that Swiss police were likely reviewing payments made to two companies it had retained for projects in Libya between 2001 and 2011 as part of a broader investigation into a former SNC executive. Canada’s largest publicly traded engineering and construction company said it could not confirm media reports that a former SNC vice president, Riadh Ben Aissa, had been indicted on allegations that he had laundered money in connection with $139 million in payments by SNC. …
Michigan governor says new Windsor-Detroit bridge on fast track
TORONTO – Waivers and approvals from American officials for a new international bridge linking Detroit with Windsor, Ontario are on the fast track and should be completed in a few months, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday.
Wal-Mart distances itself from fire in Bangladesh
The garment factory in Bangladesh where a weekend fire killed at least 112 people had been making clothes for Wal-Mart without the giant U.S. retailer's knowledge, Wal-Mart said Monday. 
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