Shimon Peres tells a roundtable discussion Tuesday that "the real force in our time is no longer politics, but science," as the Israeli president's five-day state visit to Canada continues.

The French and Greek elections on Sunday were just a warning, Don Murray writes. What has become clear in Europe's austerity-driven crisis is that anger sparked by economic misery can turn to fury against the political system, and that fury can be vicious.

Canada's first mental health strategy says years of underfunding for mental health services must be corrected and better coordination among governments is needed to drive real change and improve the health of Canadians.