Two families snowmobiling in Labrador had a frightening run-in with a rabid wolf before the animal was hunted downtown by wildlife officers.

Some Tim Hortons workers may have felt blindsided by recent layoffs, but management experts say abrupt announcements are the norm. What companies can improve on, they say, is what happens as employees are going out the door.

With organs a scare commodity for the many patients needing transplants, doctors are forced into making tough decisions that sometimes determine who gets to live.

Dr. Rob Marsh practises in a more tranquil setting compared to his days with the U.S. military's elite Delta Force unit - a job that took him to Somalia and other health-care hot spots. Now he has a clinic at a truck stop in Virginia that serves truckers and farmers, who don't always have easy access to care.

Hanging on to a few extra dollars can really add up. Here are five pain-free ways to boost your savings.

Apartheid death-squad leader Eugene de Kock, dubbed "Prime Evil" for his role in the torture and murder of black South African activists in the 1980s and early 1990s, was granted parole on Friday after 20 years in prison.

Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight accidentally ran over and killed a friend and injured another man on Thursday as he fled attackers, his lawyer said. Authorities said the incident was being investigated as a homicide.

CIBC has decided to "selectively reduce a number of positions," the bank confirmed in an email to CBC News Thursday evening.

Canadian cities lack creativity in solving transit issues, says a former Vancouver city planner.

Canada's spy agency is to be given a host of new powers aimed at blocking and disrupting potential extremists. They are to be part of a sweeping new anti-terror package to be unveiled Friday. Chris Hall has details.

Russia faces an economic crisis, but with the ruble falling, the superwealthy are buying the latest luxury cars and may end up being the source of President Vladimir Putin's biggest power struggle, the CBC's Susan Ormiston reports from Moscow.

Large storms like the blizzard that battered New England this week may become more severe but less frequent as the Earth's climate changes, says a new Canadian-led study.

Republicans in the U.S. Senate made good on a pledge to pass the long-pending Keystone XL oil pipeline on Thursday, a measure the White House said President Barack Obama would veto.

Two days after news of mass layoffs at Tim Hortons broke, the company finally confirmed late Thursday how many people were laid off, telling CBC News that about 350 lost their jobs this week.

Marlene Bird was beaten, assaulted and set on fire six months ago. The 47-year-old Cree woman, a homeless residential school survivor, barely survived the horrific attack. These illustrations look at the circumstances that contributed to Marlene's attack and her struggle to recover.