The 2026 U.S. midterms are shaping up to be the most expensive elections in the country's history. Just how much will campaign money play a role in determining who wins? Here's a closer look.

Some analysts say U.S. President Donald Trump's recent rapprochement with Russia poses a clear danger to Canadians — one not easily solved by closer partnerships with allies an ocean away.

The European Union has a number of partnership deals with non-member countries, but Canada won't fit into any of those existing frameworks. A Montreal summit this week will launch formal discussions and negotiations about a new partnership to bring C...

The two front-runners after Israel's election don’t have the parliamentary seats for a workable majority and only one choice to get that support, a choice considered politically distasteful among many Jewish voters — to join with Arab parties.

The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said on ‌Wednesday it has released data on more than 40,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees, including details about officials working in sensitive fields such as surveillance and human ...

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in fruit and vegetable fields in the United States and coined the enduring "Sí, se puede!" rallying cry, has died. She was 96.

The words "associate membership" were removed from a joint statement expected to be released at this week's Canada-EU summit, according to a draft seen by CBC News.

An innovative wound and burn treatment initially funded by Canada's Department of National Defence is now being delivered by drone to help wounded soldiers and civilians in war-torn Ukraine.

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly urged an ‌end to the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba on Wednesday, but a U.S. lobbying push led several countries to oppose the resolution or abstain for the first time in years.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter breaks down the scheduling fiasco that caused Game 6 of the WNBA Finals to be moved to a weekday afternoon, and what it means for a league that can't seem to avoid controversy.

Nearly six million people in Haiti are experiencing severe hunger, with almost two million facing emergency conditions, according to a new report released Wednesday.

Scientists using a Chile-based telescope have identified an icy object orbiting beyond Pluto ‌that may join our solar system's small roster of dwarf planets.

The 2026 midterms are taking place amid attempts by the White House to use election fraud as a pretext to rewrite election rules. County clerks and voter-rights advocates are seeking ways to safeguard the results.

Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after he refused to concede the election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fled the country.

A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.

Democrats have hammered Republican opponents and Donald Trump's administration with midterm ads featuring a man dead for seven years, Jeffrey Epstein. Despite being a part of congressional efforts over the past year to learn more about Epstein's crim...

Actor-comedian Russell Brand said allegations of sexual misconduct have had a 'devastating' impact on his life, as he testified in court Wednesday at his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault.

Danny Masterson was denied his appeal of his 2023 conviction on rape charges, upholding his 30 year prison sentence. In the ruling viewed by CBC News, a panel of three judges rejected all of the actor's arguments, including his claim that the judge ...

Jimmy Ylimaki, a Montreal man accused of defrauding American seniors as part of an elaborate grandparent scam network, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court.

Emerging results indicated that neither Netanyahu's nor Eisenkot's coalition blocs would reach the 61 seats needed for a majority. Local media projected 53 seats for Likud and allied parties, 48 for Yashar and allied parties and 19 for Arab-led parti...