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HMCS Ville de Québec was the last Canadian warship to sail through the Taiwan Strait in September 2025 alongside Australia's HMAS Brisbane. DND photograph by MCpl Gabrielle DesRochers
Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | February 2, 2026
G7 leaders meet in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Co-operation between nations will endure only if governments and institutions move beyond rhetoric, and deliver results, writes Ecuador Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | February 2, 2026
Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | February 2, 2026
G7 leaders meet in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Co-operation between nations will endure only if governments and institutions move beyond rhetoric, and deliver results, writes Ecuador Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 29, 2026
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivers remarks at the Japanese ambassador’s residence on Dec. 1, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 29, 2026
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 29, 2026
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivers remarks at the Japanese ambassador’s residence on Dec. 1, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 29, 2026
Pachara Lochindaratana Janes, then-chargé d’affaires of the Thai Embassy, speaks at Thailand’s national day reception at the Château Laurier on Dec. 3, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 29, 2026
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 29, 2026
Pachara Lochindaratana Janes, then-chargé d’affaires of the Thai Embassy, speaks at Thailand’s national day reception at the Château Laurier on Dec. 3, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Jan. 20 World Economic Forum remarks spoke about a need for middle powers to band together amid the ‘fading’ rules-based order. World Economic Forum photograph courtesy of Ciaran McCrickard
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 28, 2026
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Jan. 20 World Economic Forum remarks spoke about a need for middle powers to band together amid the ‘fading’ rules-based order. World Economic Forum photograph courtesy of Ciaran McCrickard
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney received international praise for his speech in Davos, Switzerland, where he called for a coalition of middle powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 28, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney received international praise for his speech in Davos, Switzerland, where he called for a coalition of middle powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | January 26, 2026
Japanese Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi, pictured at the Japanese Embassy in Ottawa on June 8, 2022. Yamanouchi has served his country and the world in international relations for 41 years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | January 26, 2026
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | January 26, 2026
Japanese Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi, pictured at the Japanese Embassy in Ottawa on June 8, 2022. Yamanouchi has served his country and the world in international relations for 41 years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 21, 2026
Guests were entertained with Albanian folk dances at the country's national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Nov. 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 21, 2026
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 21, 2026
Guests were entertained with Albanian folk dances at the country's national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Nov. 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 21, 2026
Latvian Ambassador Kaspars Ozolins delivers a speech at Latvia's national day party at the Canadian War Museum on Nov. 3, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 21, 2026
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 21, 2026
Latvian Ambassador Kaspars Ozolins delivers a speech at Latvia's national day party at the Canadian War Museum on Nov. 3, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 21, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand cited the change in government when asked if Canada still paints China as an 'increasingly disruptive global power.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 21, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 21, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand cited the change in government when asked if Canada still paints China as an 'increasingly disruptive global power.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 15, 2026
The Ten Drum Art Percussion Group performs for guests at Taiwan Night hosted by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Nov. 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 15, 2026
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 15, 2026
The Ten Drum Art Percussion Group performs for guests at Taiwan Night hosted by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Nov. 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 14, 2026
Hilder brando Osorno, a.k.a. Killabeatmaker, performs at the Colombian Embassy’s 'Colombian Through Vinyl' event at Zibi House on Nov. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 14, 2026
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | January 14, 2026
Hilder brando Osorno, a.k.a. Killabeatmaker, performs at the Colombian Embassy’s 'Colombian Through Vinyl' event at Zibi House on Nov. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 14, 2026
Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, chairs the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, with Progressive Senator Peter Harder serving as deputy chair. Both members of the Red Chamber are former senior officials in Canada's foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 14, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 14, 2026
Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, chairs the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, with Progressive Senator Peter Harder serving as deputy chair. Both members of the Red Chamber are former senior officials in Canada's foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 14, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has taken a trans-Atlantic approach to addressing U.S. President Donald Trump, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum follows a hemispheric one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 14, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 14, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has taken a trans-Atlantic approach to addressing U.S. President Donald Trump, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum follows a hemispheric one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 4, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the current moment is an 'opportunity' for 'freedom, democracy, peace, and prosperity' for the people of Venezuela. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 4, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 4, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the current moment is an 'opportunity' for 'freedom, democracy, peace, and prosperity' for the people of Venezuela. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDWARD JACKSON | January 2, 2026
Brazil President Luiz Lula da Silva at an event in Fortaleza, Brazil, on March 12, 2025. In the space of 13 months, led by efforts from Lula, Brazil has catalyzed coalitions of the willing on hunger, artificial intelligence, forests, and more, Edward Jackson writes.   Photograph courtesy of Ricardo Stuckert/Wkimedia Commons
Opinion | BY EDWARD JACKSON | January 2, 2026
Opinion | BY EDWARD JACKSON | January 2, 2026
Brazil President Luiz Lula da Silva at an event in Fortaleza, Brazil, on March 12, 2025. In the space of 13 months, led by efforts from Lula, Brazil has catalyzed coalitions of the willing on hunger, artificial intelligence, forests, and more, Edward Jackson writes.   Photograph courtesy of Ricardo Stuckert/Wkimedia Commons
Opinion | BY HARRY H.J. TSENG | December 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Given the risks associated with restarting a relationship with China, Canada’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific is best to remain forward-looking, principled, and anchored in the regional realities, writes Taiwan representative Harry H.J. Tseng. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY HARRY H.J. TSENG | December 17, 2025
Opinion | BY HARRY H.J. TSENG | December 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Given the risks associated with restarting a relationship with China, Canada’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific is best to remain forward-looking, principled, and anchored in the regional realities, writes Taiwan representative Harry H.J. Tseng. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc face a difficult task to keep CUSMA alive, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 17, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc face a difficult task to keep CUSMA alive, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade