Canada Post is laying off dozens of managers in an attempt to save money after years of severe financial losses, CBC News has learned. The layoffs include firing three senior executives last month — most notably the company’s chief financial officer. Two vacant roles have also been eliminated, resulting in an overall 20 per …

WARNING: This story contains an image that may be disturbing to some readers. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week. The …

Look at it this way — there’s almost a 99 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won’t hit the Earth in eight years. Still, there’s up to a two per cent chance it will, according to NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). …

Gaza may be buffeted by winter winds today, leaving Palestinians huddling. But it’s the unexpected blast from U.S. President Donald Trump that has them really shaken. “I feel a lot of sadness and despair,” Hala Abu Dabaa, 26, told CBC’s freelance videographer Mohamed El Saife. “He should know that we …

Donald Trump: Brilliant dealmaker who wrung Canada dry? Or a gullible chump who got duped by old promises repackaged in fresh paint? Trying to follow the Washington reaction to the tariff-pausing deal between Canada and the U.S. might give you whiplash. The reaction here is as polarized as the politics. To …

The shuttering of the U.S. government’s marquee foreign aid agency — USAID — could have an enormous impact on Western allies and their ability to influence developing nations, a series of experts have warned. It could also create a void that China would want to fill — the kind the …

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. On Thursday, we’ll be exactly 365 days from the start of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics — at least technically. Competition in northern Italy actually begins on …

Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare a plan to allow the “voluntary departure” of residents from Gaza, after U.S. President Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation for announcing plans to take over the strip. Defence Minister Israel Katz hailed Trump’s announcement that the United States would aim to take control of Gaza, resettle the more …

The annual International Homecoming Festival celebrates the connections between St. Stephen, N.B. and Calais, Maine. (Sam Farley/CBC) Ties between New Brunswick and Maine run deep: just ask Chellie Pingree, the Democratic congresswoman for Maine’s 1st congressional district. And she’s not alone. Other elected officials and political and business experts underscore the many …