French smokers took a last legal drag of their cigarettes before butting out Thursday, when the government enforced its ban on puffing in most public spaces.

Labatt is making a move into the discount beer market as it plans to buy Hamilton's Lakeport Brewing Income Fund in a friendly deal worth $201.4 million.

Firefighters continued to douse the smouldering remains of a food warehouse Thursday morning after a fire raged at the building in Toronto's Leaside neighbourhood the night before.

Labatt is making a move into the discount beer market as it plans to buy Hamilton's Lakeport Brewing Income Fund in a friendly deal worth $201.4 million.

Silvio Berlusconi's wife finds that the way to an Italian politician's heart is through a newspaper that has been a persistent critic of the man.

Toronto police have posted a video on YouTube featuring a sculpture by a local artist of a girl who disappeared with two friends more than five months ago in a plea for them to return home.

The third-ranking official in the U.S. State Department has warned Iran about interfering in Iraq, again putting Iran on notice.

Xstrata PLC and unionized workers at its Sudbury nickel mining operations pushed it right to the last minute but reached a tentative new labour deal.

Canada's largest beer-maker Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. said Thursday it plans to take over Ontario's Lakeport Brewing Income Fund (TSX:TFR.UN).

Women who were sexually abused by an Ontario priest shared their stories Wednesday with more than 100 priests at a workshop about abuse in the church.

Mats Sundin scored early in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the New York Rangers 2-1 on Wednesday.

Chris Bosh had game highs of 34 points and eight rebounds as the Toronto Raptors beat the Wizards 119-109 on Wednesday.

The Bank of Montreal will cut about 1,000 support jobs as part of a restructuring to improve efficiency and boost profits, the bank announced late Wednesday.

A Toronto-based company that bills itself as the first online social network developed for Canadians is testing a YouTube-like service that offers live video feeds.

Michael Dell is back as CEO of the troubled computer company that he founded and still bears his name.

A former key Ontario bureaucrat has broken ranks and blamed the provincial Liberals' plan to shut down coal-fired power plants for creating an energy supply "crisis."

A UN report will say it is "very likely" - or 90 per cent certain - climate change is caused by burning fossil fuels, according to officials involved in writing the report.

A new award has been established and will be handed out this April in memory of documentary filmmaker Lindalee Tracey.

Extensive renovations to Amsterdam's renowned Rijksmuseum will continue for an additional two years and the full museum will not reopen until 2010, the Dutch culture ministry announced Wednesday.

The Toronto FC announced the signing of veteran Welsh midfielder Carl Robinson and traded midfielder Rod Dyachenko for a first-round pick on Thursday.