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Prime Minister Mark Carney will make his first trip to Japan as the head of government on March 6 and 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | February 26, 2026
United Arab Emirates Ambassador Abdulrahman Ali Almur Ali Alneyadi delivers remarks at a Dec. 2, 2025, event marking his country’s national day at the National Gallery in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | February 26, 2026
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | February 26, 2026
United Arab Emirates Ambassador Abdulrahman Ali Almur Ali Alneyadi delivers remarks at a Dec. 2, 2025, event marking his country’s national day at the National Gallery in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | February 26, 2026
Laurie Peters, commissioner general of the Canada Pavilion, left, Japanese Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi, and Liberal MP Mona Fortier share a laugh on Jan. 14 at an event at Yamanouchi's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | February 26, 2026
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | February 26, 2026
Laurie Peters, commissioner general of the Canada Pavilion, left, Japanese Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi, and Liberal MP Mona Fortier share a laugh on Jan. 14 at an event at Yamanouchi's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | February 25, 2026
Democracy and human rights activist Ryota Jonen was in Ottawa earlier this month meeting with Parliament's Democracy Caucus and testifying in front of the Subcommittee of International Human Rights. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | February 25, 2026
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | February 25, 2026
Democracy and human rights activist Ryota Jonen was in Ottawa earlier this month meeting with Parliament's Democracy Caucus and testifying in front of the Subcommittee of International Human Rights. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 25, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney is positioning Canada to play a role in helping to tie the the European Union to the bloc of nations in the Pacific Rim trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 25, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 25, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney is positioning Canada to play a role in helping to tie the the European Union to the bloc of nations in the Pacific Rim trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | February 19, 2026
Alina-Victorita Manoiu, left, with her husband Romanian Ambassador Bogdan Manoiu, who shakes the hand of Kenya's High Commissioner to Canada Carolyne Kamende Daudi. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | February 19, 2026
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | February 19, 2026
Alina-Victorita Manoiu, left, with her husband Romanian Ambassador Bogdan Manoiu, who shakes the hand of Kenya's High Commissioner to Canada Carolyne Kamende Daudi. 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
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 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 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
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 15, 2025
The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, had no comment last week on the new U.S. national security strategy, but former federal Conservative minister Peter MacKay, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna, and former federal Liberal minister Lloyd Axworthy all criticize the document. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handout courtesy Frank McKenna
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 15, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 15, 2025
The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, had no comment last week on the new U.S. national security strategy, but former federal Conservative minister Peter MacKay, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna, and former federal Liberal minister Lloyd Axworthy all criticize the document. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handout courtesy Frank McKenna
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2025
Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Kumar Patnaik, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on Sept. 24. Rideau Hall photograph by MS Anne-Marie Brisson
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2025
Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Kumar Patnaik, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on Sept. 24. Rideau Hall photograph by MS Anne-Marie Brisson