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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 ANDREW ELLIOTT | November 1, 2023
As a 40-year-old man, when you pack up your old life for a new one where you don’t have a job or really a plan other than being there to support your family you will likely become a hunk, a chunk, or a monk, writes Andrew Elliott. Pexels photograph by Wallace Silva
Opinion | BY ANDREW ELLIOTT | November 1, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW ELLIOTT | November 1, 2023
As a 40-year-old man, when you pack up your old life for a new one where you don’t have a job or really a plan other than being there to support your family you will likely become a hunk, a chunk, or a monk, writes Andrew Elliott. Pexels photograph by Wallace Silva
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly travelled to Israel last month to oversee Canada's evacuation efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly travelled to Israel last month to oversee Canada's evacuation efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, heads into the first session of the Canada-CARICOM summit alongside Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, left, and CARICOM Secretary-General Carla Barnett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, heads into the first session of the Canada-CARICOM summit alongside Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, left, and CARICOM Secretary-General Carla Barnett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 25, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured speaking to the Liberal caucus during the winter retreat on Jan. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 25, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 25, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured speaking to the Liberal caucus during the winter retreat on Jan. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHUPINDER S. LIDDAR | October 19, 2023
Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, U.S. president Bill Clinton, and Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House in 1993. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY BHUPINDER S. LIDDAR | October 19, 2023
Opinion | BY BHUPINDER S. LIDDAR | October 19, 2023
Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, U.S. president Bill Clinton, and Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House in 1993. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 18, 2023
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi says talking about peace needs to be 'front and centre' for the agreed-upon House Foreign Affairs Committee study. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 18, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 18, 2023
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi says talking about peace needs to be 'front and centre' for the agreed-upon House Foreign Affairs Committee study. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 18, 2023
Slovak Ambassador Viera Grigová officially started her first head of mission posting in Ottawa in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 18, 2023
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 18, 2023
Slovak Ambassador Viera Grigová officially started her first head of mission posting in Ottawa in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 11, 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's rocky relationship has reached a nadir after Canada alleged the Indian government was involved in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 11, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 11, 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's rocky relationship has reached a nadir after Canada alleged the Indian government was involved in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 27, 2023
On Sept. 22, MPs and Senators give a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, a former member of Nazi Germany's 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division. Screenshot courtesy of CBC
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 27, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 27, 2023
On Sept. 22, MPs and Senators give a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, a former member of Nazi Germany's 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division. Screenshot courtesy of CBC
Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | September 18, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, welcomed his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio to Ottawa in January, which was among 2023’s highlights in the bilateral relationship, writes Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | September 18, 2023
Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | September 18, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, welcomed his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio to Ottawa in January, which was among 2023’s highlights in the bilateral relationship, writes Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did little to improve their frosty relationship during the recent G20 summit. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 13, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did little to improve their frosty relationship during the recent G20 summit. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ELLIOTT | September 13, 2023
The regal burgundy of a Canadian diplomatic passport might catch the eye of the occasional bystander, but it’s hardly going to instigate the rolling out of a red carpet when travelling, writes Andrew Elliott. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Elliott and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ELLIOTT | September 13, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW ELLIOTT | September 13, 2023
The regal burgundy of a Canadian diplomatic passport might catch the eye of the occasional bystander, but it’s hardly going to instigate the rolling out of a red carpet when travelling, writes Andrew Elliott. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Elliott and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade