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The most important adventure is the chance to compare notes on our changing lives. The changes are not just personal, they are also global, writes Sheila Copps. Image courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 9, 2025
A new preliminary report says there's 'widespread' maltreatment in the Canadian sport system. Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says the government will 'carefully analyze' the full report, which is set to be released next year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 9, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 9, 2025
A new preliminary report says there's 'widespread' maltreatment in the Canadian sport system. Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says the government will 'carefully analyze' the full report, which is set to be released next year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 3, 2025
Adam van Koeverden
Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says the government welcomes and ‘will carefully analyze’ the Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s preliminary report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 3, 2025
Adam van Koeverden
Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says the government welcomes and ‘will carefully analyze’ the Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s preliminary report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 22, 2025
A Public Policy Forum report looking at media coverage of the 2025 federal election found some communities did not have any reporting about local candidates or public debates to hear from those running to become MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 22, 2025
A Public Policy Forum report looking at media coverage of the 2025 federal election found some communities did not have any reporting about local candidates or public debates to hear from those running to become MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALIONKA SKUP | August 21, 2025
An interpreter works during a committee meeting featuring then-prime minister Justin Trudeau on July 30, 2020. The federal government is proposing changes to the procurement of interpretation services that would affect the quality and availability of these services on Parliament Hill, writes Alionka Skup. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALIONKA SKUP | August 21, 2025
Opinion | BY ALIONKA SKUP | August 21, 2025
An interpreter works during a committee meeting featuring then-prime minister Justin Trudeau on July 30, 2020. The federal government is proposing changes to the procurement of interpretation services that would affect the quality and availability of these services on Parliament Hill, writes Alionka Skup. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 13, 2025
Capital Pride and Liberal Party organizers are attempting to ‘lower the temperature’ ahead of Ottawa’s annual parade on Aug. 24 to avoid last year's turbulence. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 13, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 13, 2025
Capital Pride and Liberal Party organizers are attempting to ‘lower the temperature’ ahead of Ottawa’s annual parade on Aug. 24 to avoid last year's turbulence. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 4, 2023
Singer-songwriter Lorraine Segato, who performed at both Jack Layton’s 1988 wedding to Olivia Chow and his 2011 funeral, was among the 99 Canadians appointed to the Order of Canada on Dec. 29. Photograph by Tom Sandler
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 4, 2023
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 4, 2023
Singer-songwriter Lorraine Segato, who performed at both Jack Layton’s 1988 wedding to Olivia Chow and his 2011 funeral, was among the 99 Canadians appointed to the Order of Canada on Dec. 29. Photograph by Tom Sandler
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 21, 2022
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez's mandate letter calls for him to introduce online harms legislation. His office says it will propose a ‘made-in-Canada’ approach' but look to examples from other governments already working with social media companies to make their services safer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 21, 2022
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 21, 2022
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez's mandate letter calls for him to introduce online harms legislation. His office says it will propose a ‘made-in-Canada’ approach' but look to examples from other governments already working with social media companies to make their services safer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 19, 2022
Journalist Elamin Abdelmahmoud says reception of Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces has continued to shape his understanding of identity and 'allow for a bit more space of self-forgiveness.' Kyla Zanardi photograph courtesy of McClelland & Stewart
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 19, 2022
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 19, 2022
Journalist Elamin Abdelmahmoud says reception of Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces has continued to shape his understanding of identity and 'allow for a bit more space of self-forgiveness.' Kyla Zanardi photograph courtesy of McClelland & Stewart
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
And the winner is: The 2022 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy winner John Lorinc, left, his book cover, and award founder Jim Balsillie. Handout photographs and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
And the winner is: The 2022 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy winner John Lorinc, left, his book cover, and award founder Jim Balsillie. Handout photographs and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 24, 2022
L'Anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to 1,000 years ago. Palaeohistorians at Groningen University solved the exact date of the first European settlement in the New World:1021 AD. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dylan Kereluk
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 24, 2022
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 24, 2022
L'Anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to 1,000 years ago. Palaeohistorians at Groningen University solved the exact date of the first European settlement in the New World:1021 AD. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dylan Kereluk
The World Heritage Committee delivered a blistering assessment, concluding that threats to the Peace Athabasca Delta, pictured, from unresolved jurisdictional issues undermining its primary tributaries, contamination concerns from upstream industries, and other government actions put it at such risk that its outstanding values stand to be lost. Forever. Photograph courtesy of Wood Buffalo National Park collection
The World Heritage Committee delivered a blistering assessment, concluding that threats to the Peace Athabasca Delta, pictured, from unresolved jurisdictional issues undermining its primary tributaries, contamination concerns from upstream industries, and other government actions put it at such risk that its outstanding values stand to be lost. Forever. Photograph courtesy of Wood Buffalo National Park collection
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 16, 2020
While the House Chamber sits empty after the House adjourned for its winter break on Dec. 11, it could still be recalled if an emergency sitting is needed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 16, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 16, 2020
While the House Chamber sits empty after the House adjourned for its winter break on Dec. 11, it could still be recalled if an emergency sitting is needed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 19, 2016
Opinion | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 19, 2016
Opinion | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 19, 2016