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Prime Minister Mark Carney's favourability rating is anywhere between 12 and 20 points ahead of his party depending on the poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney's favourability rating is anywhere between 12 and 20 points ahead of his party depending on the poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon announced a combined investment of more than $3.5-million for two Ontario firms, Voltera Inc. and Blake Medical, as they expand, build and 'adopt innovative technologies,' according to a FedDev Ontario press release on Jan. 14, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Jan. 27, 2026, speaking at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was applauded loudly and often while he delivered a keynote speech to the Conservative Party convention in Calgary yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said
Conservative MPs Dan Mazier, clockwise from top left, Richard Bragdon, Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, and Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, Pauline Rochefort, Emma Harrison, and Sophie Chatel all welcomed China lowering its tariffs on Canadian canola. But Perron said Carney's deal with China is 'sad news for pork people.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 2025 budget has $650-million for Canadian firms developing dual-use technologies that serve both civilian and national defence purposes in a move that will make these firms more competitive, writes Hugh Chow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese President Xi Jingping. Photograph courtesy of X
The Taking of Vimy Ridge: First World War Photographs of William Ivor Castle, by Carla-Jean Stokes, looks at the 150 photographs taken by Castle at Vimy Ridge. Book cover courtesy of Wilfrid Laurier Press University Press

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Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Photograph courtesy of X
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Photograph courtesy of X
Workers outside the Victoria Building on Jan. 21, 2026, on the Hill. A purpose economy is an economy powered by the pursuit of long-term well-being for all, in which business, government and the financial system foster an equitable, flourishing and resilient future, write Coro Strandberg and Wellington Holbrook. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Workers outside the Victoria Building on Jan. 21, 2026, on the Hill. A purpose economy is an economy powered by the pursuit of long-term well-being for all, in which business, government and the financial system foster an equitable, flourishing and resilient future, write Coro Strandberg and Wellington Holbrook. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Comedian Howie Mandel plugs his new Canadian-produced project, The Price is Right Tonight!, and welcomes attendees to the Day 1 reception at the the Canadian Media Producers Association's 2026 Prime Time conference on Jan. 28, inside the Westin Hotel's Confederation Room. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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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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