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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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 27, 2024
Arif Virani
Justice Minister Arif Virani will have to decide whether any potential French extradition request can proceed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 27, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 27, 2024
Arif Virani
Justice Minister Arif Virani will have to decide whether any potential French extradition request can proceed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 27, 2024
Incoming U.S. envoy to Canada Pete Hoekstra was the American ambassador to the Netherlands during Donald Trump's first term in the White House. Global Entrepreneurship Summit photograph by Valerie Kuypers/Flickr
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 27, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 27, 2024
Incoming U.S. envoy to Canada Pete Hoekstra was the American ambassador to the Netherlands during Donald Trump's first term in the White House. Global Entrepreneurship Summit photograph by Valerie Kuypers/Flickr
A student string quartet from the University of Ottawa’s School of Music, with violinists Justin Azerrad and Mariana De la Cruz, violist Sarah Als, and cellist Clair Cho at Spain’s national day party at the Westin Hotel on Oct. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
A student string quartet from the University of Ottawa’s School of Music, with violinists Justin Azerrad and Mariana De la Cruz, violist Sarah Als, and cellist Clair Cho at Spain’s national day party at the Westin Hotel on Oct. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Guests were entertained by the Y:eon Dance Company at the event to celebrate South Korea and its Armed Forces Day at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Guests were entertained by the Y:eon Dance Company at the event to celebrate South Korea and its Armed Forces Day at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 20, 2024
Mélanie Joly
Officials from Global Affairs Canada, led by Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that recognizing a state is a political decision, and not a legal one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 20, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 20, 2024
Mélanie Joly
Officials from Global Affairs Canada, led by Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that recognizing a state is a political decision, and not a legal one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MANUEL TALAVERA | November 13, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte. Both Peru and Canada are dedicated to sustainable economic and social development, writes Ambassador Manuel Talavera. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and World Intellectual Property Organization photograph by Eduardo Logas
Opinion | BY MANUEL TALAVERA | November 13, 2024
Opinion | BY MANUEL TALAVERA | November 13, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte. Both Peru and Canada are dedicated to sustainable economic and social development, writes Ambassador Manuel Talavera. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and World Intellectual Property Organization photograph by Eduardo Logas
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump have had a rocky history since the American businessman first came to power in early 2017. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump have had a rocky history since the American businessman first came to power in early 2017. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, pictured left in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 7 during the second High-Level Dialogue between Canada and the commission in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, pictured left in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 7 during the second High-Level Dialogue between Canada and the commission in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
Matthias Lüttenberg, left, and Tjorven Bellmann are the third spousal ambassador pairing in the German foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
Matthias Lüttenberg, left, and Tjorven Bellmann are the third spousal ambassador pairing in the German foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Nepalese Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba delivers remarks at the Nepal Constitution and National Day reception at the Westin Hotel on Sept. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Nepalese Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba delivers remarks at the Nepal Constitution and National Day reception at the Westin Hotel on Sept. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia