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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
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Johannes Winkel has been a member of the Bundestag, Germany's federal Parliament, since last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Johannes Winkel has been a member of the Bundestag, Germany's federal Parliament, since last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 8, 2025
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s recent United Nations address may indicate that Canadians are finally realists about the fact we need force to defend our sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 8, 2025
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s recent United Nations address may indicate that Canadians are finally realists about the fact we need force to defend our sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 6, 2025
Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Canada, pictured at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The ambassador should advance his country’s interests by building relationships in Canada, not echoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, says Wayne Easter, former Liberal MP and chair of the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 6, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 6, 2025
Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Canada, pictured at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The ambassador should advance his country’s interests by building relationships in Canada, not echoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, says Wayne Easter, former Liberal MP and chair of the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 1, 2025
The reception, held at the official residence, was filled with music and Mexican folk dances. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 1, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 1, 2025
The reception, held at the official residence, was filled with music and Mexican folk dances. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to West Block on Sept. 24, 2025, for a working visit to sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and defence co-operation agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to West Block on Sept. 24, 2025, for a working visit to sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and defence co-operation agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | September 24, 2025
Malaysian High Commissioner Shazelina Zainul Abidin addresses guests at a reception marking her country’s national day at Sala San Marco in Ottawa’s Little Italy neighbourhood on Aug. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | September 24, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | September 24, 2025
Malaysian High Commissioner Shazelina Zainul Abidin addresses guests at a reception marking her country’s national day at Sala San Marco in Ottawa’s Little Italy neighbourhood on Aug. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first trip to Mexico as a world leader last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first trip to Mexico as a world leader last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 23, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney told the UN General Assembly that ‘Canada is under no illusions that this recognition is a panacea’ days after formally recognizing the state of Palestine. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 23, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 23, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney told the UN General Assembly that ‘Canada is under no illusions that this recognition is a panacea’ days after formally recognizing the state of Palestine. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia