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Dancers perform at Guyana’s national day party at the National Arts Centre on June 2. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Italy’s national day reception was held at the National Gallery of Canada on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 18, 2025
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 18, 2025
Italy’s national day reception was held at the National Gallery of Canada on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 20, 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis High Commissioner Samuel Berridge says he's hoping to see Toronto's Caribana festival replicated throughout Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 20, 2024
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 20, 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis High Commissioner Samuel Berridge says he's hoping to see Toronto's Caribana festival replicated throughout Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 20, 2024
Interim Haitian Prime Minister and President Ariel Henry, pictured left with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Canada-CARICOM summit last October, has pledged to step down after a new transitional council is formed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 20, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 20, 2024
Interim Haitian Prime Minister and President Ariel Henry, pictured left with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Canada-CARICOM summit last October, has pledged to step down after a new transitional council is formed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has echoed the call for GAC to receive more funding despite cuts now being announced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has echoed the call for GAC to receive more funding despite cuts now being announced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 28, 2024
Manuel Gerardo Talavera Espinar has had previous ambassadorial postings in Mexico and Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 28, 2024
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 28, 2024
Manuel Gerardo Talavera Espinar has had previous ambassadorial postings in Mexico and Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 28, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she has met with 'many' envoys in Ottawa's diplomatic corps 'many' times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 28, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 28, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she has met with 'many' envoys in Ottawa's diplomatic corps 'many' times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 21, 2024
Cypriot High Commissioner Giorgos Ioannides says that when his country opened its mission in Ottawa in 2015, there was an expectation and hope that 'down the road' Canada would follow suit in Cyprus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 21, 2024
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 21, 2024
Cypriot High Commissioner Giorgos Ioannides says that when his country opened its mission in Ottawa in 2015, there was an expectation and hope that 'down the road' Canada would follow suit in Cyprus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
Taiwanese envoy Harry Ho-jen Tseng says his country's recent election didn't produce a result that China wanted to see, leading to retaliation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
Taiwanese envoy Harry Ho-jen Tseng says his country's recent election didn't produce a result that China wanted to see, leading to retaliation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MANUEL TALAVERA | February 7, 2024
Then-Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, right, exchanges gifts with then-Peruvian president Ollanta Humala Tasso on Parliament Hill on April 10, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
Opinion | BY MANUEL TALAVERA | February 7, 2024
Opinion | BY MANUEL TALAVERA | February 7, 2024
Then-Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, right, exchanges gifts with then-Peruvian president Ollanta Humala Tasso on Parliament Hill on April 10, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 7, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, the Dominican Republic's ambassador to Canada. Dannenberg died suddenly on Dec. 23 in Montreal. Photograph courtesy of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Canada
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 7, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 7, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, the Dominican Republic's ambassador to Canada. Dannenberg died suddenly on Dec. 23 in Montreal. Photograph courtesy of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 7, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's attention has recently been glued to the Middle East amid regional instability, but Canada is lacking a current underlying strategy, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 7, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 7, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's attention has recently been glued to the Middle East amid regional instability, but Canada is lacking a current underlying strategy, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 7, 2024
Kosovar Deputy Foreign Minister Liza Gashi was in Ottawa last week holding political consultations with Canadian officials and Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 7, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 7, 2024
Kosovar Deputy Foreign Minister Liza Gashi was in Ottawa last week holding political consultations with Canadian officials and Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 31, 2024
Former Liberal MP Wayne Easter says cabinet members don't fully appreciate the value of the links created by the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 31, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 31, 2024
Former Liberal MP Wayne Easter says cabinet members don't fully appreciate the value of the links created by the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia