An athlete. A family man. A survivor. An inspiration. Capital News Online takes you behind the scenes of Canadian icon Rick Hansen's 25 year legacy.

Foreign flora and fauna are permeating Canada’s delicate ecosystems, wreaking havoc and changing Canadian landscapes forever. Capital News Online examines the ecological and economic price tag.

An athlete. A family man. A survivor. An inspiration. Capital News Online takes you behind the scenes of Canadian icon Rick Hansen's 25 year legacy.

Liberal leader Bob Rae has called for a national strategy on mental health. With suicide the second leading cause of death among youth, some teachers, and even school custodians, are being trained to detect suicidal tendencies. But students themselves often remain uneducated. Capital News spoke with Katie Balnar about her experience with mental illness in high school, and sat down with two experts.