Dementia rates are on the rise, along with the number of people who find themselves caring for a loved one with the disease. Some are calling for a national strategy to ease the burden on Canadian society.

Editor: Allison Elwell

Managing Editor: Kian Khoshnevis

Associate Producer: Claire Brownell

Parliament is getting spruced up for the holidays— but it's more than just boughs of holly. Harmeet Singh looks into the politics behind the fa-la-la. 

Editor: Sonya Bell

Managing Editor: Leah Germain

Associate Producer: Nina Soboczynski

Watch and listen as Capital News Online brings you to the second annual Ottawa Timeraiser event, which helped take volunteerism to new heights.

Editor: Emma Renda
Managing Editor: Radka Zitkova 
Associate Producer: David Manly

The Carp Ridge Forest Preschool is the first outdoor daycare in Canada, and the trend is catching on. More and more schools across the country are turning their concrete playgrounds into green spaces.

Managing Editor: Meg Wilcox
Associate Producer: Jennie Campbell

Managing Editor: Meg Wilcox
Associate Producer: Jennie Campbell

Editor: Sabina Lam

Managing Editor: Natalia Peart

Associate Producer: Erika Gilbert

Editor: Sean Liliani

Managing Editor: Catherine Kitts

Associate Producer: Toni Petter

Dementia rates are on the rise, along with the number of people who find themselves caring for a loved one with the disease. Some are calling for a national strategy to ease the burden on Canadian society.

Watch and listen as Capital News Online brings you to the second annual Ottawa Timeraiser event, which helped take volunteerism to new heights.

The Bank of Canada's switch to new plastic polymer bills is giving a whole new definition to paying with plastic. Laura Marrast finds out how the Bank of Canada is planning to protect your money.

Low interest rates and high demand are fuelling Canada's red-hot housing market. To protect home owners from getting burned when interest rates go up, the federal government announced tighter restrictions on mortgage qualifications. Soon, borrowers must qualify for a minimum five-year fixed-rate mortgage, mitigating the risk of foreclosure by low-interest bargain hunters. Will your homebuyer's budget make the cut?

Heckling during Question Period isn't unusual — some even consider it a part of the democratic process. But how far is too far? And when does heckling become harassment?