The U.K. government has become the latest jurisdiction to introduce a lifelong ban on smoking, as its Tobacco and Vapes Bill has cleared Parliament and now needs only royal assent to become law. Here's what to know. Read More

A terse exchange unfolded Wednesday between U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen over the issue of Canadian sales of U.S. alcohol, with the secretary saying it was "insulting and disrespectful to America" for Canada not to put U.S. spirits on its shelves. Read More

A new web portal operated by the U.S. government allows businesses to reclaim recent tariffs that have been struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Canadian companies could see some relief. Here's how it works. Read More

A new survey commissioned by industry advocacy group News Media Canada found that more than seven in 10 Canadians think the federal government should move to prevent artificial intelligence companies from allegedly taking and repackaging news content without permission or compensation. Read More

With wins in three federal byelections this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals have moved from a minority to a slim majority in the House of Commons. This after five members of Parliament — four Conservatives and one NDP — broke ranks and crossed the floor in recent months. Read More

Canada's immigration services have received an unusually high number of applications for citizenship in recent months, driven by those from the United States, departmental data shows. This comes as the government has implemented and clarified new rules under Bill C-3 that broaden the ability of parents to pass Canadian citizenship on to their children. Read More

An Ontario man facing 14 murder charges will have those charges dropped by Crown prosecutors and will in turn plead guilty to the lesser charge of counselling or aiding suicide, his lawyer told National Post. Read More

New images on Facebook have been shared showing recovering 12-year-old Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala interacting with her little sister in hospital. Read More

In an incident reminiscent of the crash at LaGuardia Airport last month that killed two Air Canada pilots, an American Airlines pilot had to slam on his jet's brakes to avoid hitting an operations truck while taxiing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on Wednesday morning. Read More

A longtime BBC radio presenter who died in Vancouver last summer after a car crash succumbed to peritonitis, an infection from abdominal injuries she suffered in the crash, a British coroner has determined. Read More

Amid rising airfares, global political unrest and strained relations with America, Canadians continue to seek out sunny destinations, especially in the cold months of winter. And Cayman Islands is the latest destination to report record numbers of visitors from our country. Read More

An international student who was kicked out of college but remained in Canada on an expired student permit has been allowed to stay in the country after it was determined that, although he had participated in a crime, it was not an organized crime and he was merely "a dupe." Read More