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Dr. Joss Reimer will join the Public Health Agency of Canada as its chief public health officer on April 1, 2026. The former president of the Canadian Medical Association, the long-time physician is known for her frequent media appearances advocating for improvements to the health-care system. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Medical Association
Dr. Joss Reimer will join the Public Health Agency of Canada as its chief public health officer on April 1, 2026. The former president of the Canadian Medical Association, the long-time physician is known for her frequent media appearances advocating for improvements to the health-care system. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Medical Association

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand have declared their support for the U.S. 'acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A motion from Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, left, asking the government to limit the health-care benefits available to asylum claimants was defeated on Feb. 25 as scrutiny on Immigration Minister Lena Diab ramps up. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, centre, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 13, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Burnt-out buses in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Mexican cartel members began burning businesses and vehicles on Feb. 22, 2026, after their drug lord leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho,' died in military custody and after being captured in a bloody firefight in Jalisco. Photograph courtesy of Don Martin
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Defence Minister David McGuinty. When institutions mistake activity for advancement, they often expend enormous energy without building durable capability, writes Dan Doran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured in 2018. What we are witnessing is not a ‘peace process’ but a proxy activity conducted between two ‘strong men,’ both of whom are committed to a zero-sum approach to negotiations, write Senator Stanley Kutcher and Ksenia Zubriy. White House photograph courtesy of Shealah Craighead
Then-U.S. president Richard Nixon, left, and then-prime minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau inside the Prime Minister's Office in Centre Block on April 14, 1972. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice said a move to the progressive sovereigntist party Québec Solidaire would be 'natural.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice said a move to the progressive sovereigntist party Québec Solidaire would be 'natural.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand visited Washington, D.C., where delegations from more than 50 countries met to discuss international collaboration on critical mineral supply chains on Feb. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand visited Washington, D.C., where delegations from more than 50 countries met to discuss international collaboration on critical mineral supply chains on Feb. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the national supply chain office “will enhance the resilience, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation systems,” in a Transport Canada press release on Dec. 1, 2023.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the national supply chain office “will enhance the resilience, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation systems,” in a Transport Canada press release on Dec. 1, 2023.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the national supply chain office “will enhance the resilience, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation systems,” in a Transport Canada press release on Dec. 1, 2023.

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