Live coverage of Remembrance Day ceremonies from the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Special coverage will also include a presentation of No Stone Left Alone where Canadian students help remember...
The world population is growing and since an inherent part of life is death, places like Vancouver, Britain, Boston, Varroville and Jerusalem are struggling to find burial space. To resolve this, ...
New Delhi's dangerously polluted air is putting millions at risk. The city has been described by authorities as a gas chamber. So what are the reasons behind the hazardous air levels?
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — the man who led ISIS as it slaughtered thousands and spread extremist ideology around the world — is dead. So who exactly was he?
People around the world are lighting fireworks and dressing up their homes with colourful decor and candles for Diwali, the festival of lights. Here is why people celebrate Diwali around the world...
As Canadians decide who they want to lead the country, regional politics has never been more important in deciding who that will be in this federal election. Here are five ridings to watch, for the...
Canada has always been able to brand itself as a multicultural place that’s accepting of all diversities and cultures. In fact, a Multiculturalism Act was passed in 1988 to “help break down discrim...
‘Should I vote strategically?’ It’s a question many voters face every time an election rolls around. Here’s how strategic voting works and how Canada’s electoral system incentivizes it.
After U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out American troops from Syria, Turkey immediately invaded the Kurdish territory in the north-east believing Kurd democratic forces are more of a threat tha...
Politics, Perspectives and Players. The West Block host Mercedes Stevenson sits down with political leaders and social advocates to dig beneath the headlines to reveal what is really motivating the decision-making on Parliament Hill and within governments around the globe.
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to Washington says Iraqi Kurdistan is taking care one million displaced people and says they need help as the fighting and thos...
In a broadcast exclusive post-election interview, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer talks about the election results, the Ford factor, Western alienation and why he won’t march in a Pride parade.
A new hip hop band, Ministry of Wok, has recorded its first single, Orwellian World, urging younger voters to help stop the sale of weapons to dictators who use them against civilians.
Liberal strategist Richard Mahoney, NDP strategist Anne McGrath, Conservative strategist Fred DeLorey join Mercedes Stephenson for a discussion on what happens if their political party does not do ...
Political strategists, Anne McGrath for the NDP, Fred DeLorey for the Conservatives and Richard Mahoney for the liberals discuss headlines from the recent election debates and historically what deb...
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer joins the West Block to discuss his election platform, proposals, cuts and why he thinks Canadians should support him on election day.
NDP strategist Anne McGrath, Liberal strategist Richard Mahoney and Conservative strategist Fred DeLorey joined Mercedes Stephenson on The West Block to discuss what party leaders need to do ahead ...
In an extended interview with Jagmeet Singh on The West Block, he spoke about pipelines, natural resource development, election promises and why voters should cast their ballot for him on Oct. 21. ...
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May tells Mercedes Stephenson it has been a tough week on the election campaign — with the Trudeau blackface controversy — and that she will hold a minority government ...
Conservative strategist Fred DeLorey, NDP strategist Anne McGrath and Liberal strategist Richard Mahoney break down the campaign war room, how they work and the impact they may have on the election...
Stephanie Carvin, a national security expert and professor at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, tells Mercedes Stephenson that the real danger in the potential ...