OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday she had made clear in a meeting with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Munich Security Conference the importance of the U.S. lifting tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Six major commodities traders, including Cargill Inc and Bunge Ltd, have agreed to a common mechanism to monitor soybean supply chains for deforestation in Brazil's vast Cerrado savannah, according to a statement on Friday.

TORONTO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The father of an 11-year-old Canadian girl, who was found dead at his home late on Thursday after going missing while celebrating her birthday, has been charged with murder, police said on Friday.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Sidewalk Labs unit is proposing it get a share of property taxes, development fees, and the rising value of Toronto city land as part of a deal to build a smart city, according to the company's slide presentation made public on Friday.

TORONTO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Sidewalk Labs unit is proposing it get a share of property taxes, development fees, and the rising value of Toronto city land as part of a deal to build a smart city, according to the company's slide presentation made public on Friday.

(Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week increased the number of oil rigs operating for a second week in a row amid concerns that crude supplies will swamp global demand as U.S. output keeps growing from record levels.

TORONTO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The father of an 11-year-old Canadian girl, who was found dead at his home late on Thursday after going missing while celebrating her birthday, was arrested early on Friday, police said.

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - The United States and Iceland have agreed to set up formal economic channels to boost trade and business investment, the countries' top diplomats said on Friday.

REYKJAVIK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The United States and Iceland have agreed to set up formal economic channels to boost trade and business investment, the countries' top diplomats said on Friday.