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The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
NewsBY IREM KOCA | UPDATED February 13, 2025
NewsBY IREM KOCA | UPDATED February 13, 2025
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. Canada will soon release its aid plan for Myanmar for the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. Canada will soon release its aid plan for Myanmar for the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARíA WONG | December 22, 2024
Women’s rights organizations are necessary humanitarian actors during times of crisis, but they need the assistance of international organizations, governments, and agencies, writes María Wong. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News
Opinion | BY MARíA WONG | December 22, 2024
Opinion | BY MARíA WONG | December 22, 2024
Women’s rights organizations are necessary humanitarian actors during times of crisis, but they need the assistance of international organizations, governments, and agencies, writes María Wong. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Flooding has carved deep gullies at the bottom of these slopes in southern Ethiopia. A community effort to rehabilitate degraded watersheds is ongoing in the region as part of Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Nature+ program. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Flooding has carved deep gullies at the bottom of these slopes in southern Ethiopia. A community effort to rehabilitate degraded watersheds is ongoing in the region as part of Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Nature+ program. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | November 18, 2024
Mary Ng, Albert Muchanga
Albert Muchanga, the African Union's commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng at the Lester B. Pearson Building on May 17, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | November 18, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | November 18, 2024
Mary Ng, Albert Muchanga
Albert Muchanga, the African Union's commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng at the Lester B. Pearson Building on May 17, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | May 23, 2018
Tunisian Ambassador Mohamed Torjemane presented his credentials last October for his first posting to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | May 23, 2018
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | May 23, 2018
Tunisian Ambassador Mohamed Torjemane presented his credentials last October for his first posting to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOHN GRUETZNER | May 17, 2018
The sprawling Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as seen in November. As of that time, more than 623,000 mainly Rohingya people had arrived in the camp since Aug. 25, fleeing violence and religious persecution in Myanmar. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
Opinion | BY JOHN GRUETZNER | May 17, 2018
Opinion | BY JOHN GRUETZNER | May 17, 2018
The sprawling Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as seen in November. As of that time, more than 623,000 mainly Rohingya people had arrived in the camp since Aug. 25, fleeing violence and religious persecution in Myanmar. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | May 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau arrives at Question Period on April 24. Through grants, loans, equity, and other innovative financing mechanisms, Canada can support early-stage social enterprises led by women and youth, who are considered too risky for most investors, in low-income countries, where investors concerned about receiving a quick return are unwilling to go, writes Prateek Awasthi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | May 11, 2018
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | May 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau arrives at Question Period on April 24. Through grants, loans, equity, and other innovative financing mechanisms, Canada can support early-stage social enterprises led by women and youth, who are considered too risky for most investors, in low-income countries, where investors concerned about receiving a quick return are unwilling to go, writes Prateek Awasthi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JULIA SáNCHEZ | May 2, 2018
Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Julie Gelfand on April 24 issued an audit report on Canada’s preparedness to implement the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JULIA SáNCHEZ | May 2, 2018
Opinion | BY JULIA SáNCHEZ | May 2, 2018
Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Julie Gelfand on April 24 issued an audit report on Canada’s preparedness to implement the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BAYAN YAMMOUT | April 27, 2018
When a conflict or a natural disaster occurs, education is often the first service to be interrupted and the last to be resumed. Girls are almost 2.5 times more likely than boys to be out of school, writes UNICEF Canada ambassador Bayan Yammout, centre. Photograph courtesy of UNICEF Canada
Opinion | BY BAYAN YAMMOUT | April 27, 2018
Opinion | BY BAYAN YAMMOUT | April 27, 2018
When a conflict or a natural disaster occurs, education is often the first service to be interrupted and the last to be resumed. Girls are almost 2.5 times more likely than boys to be out of school, writes UNICEF Canada ambassador Bayan Yammout, centre. Photograph courtesy of UNICEF Canada
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 25, 2018
Maureen Boyd, left, with Conservative Senator and former diplomat Raynell Andreychuk, Jean-Paul Ruszkowski, CEO of the Parliamentary Centre, Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, and House Speaker Geoff Regan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 25, 2018
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 25, 2018
Maureen Boyd, left, with Conservative Senator and former diplomat Raynell Andreychuk, Jean-Paul Ruszkowski, CEO of the Parliamentary Centre, Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, and House Speaker Geoff Regan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GILLIAN BARTH, SANDEEP PRASAD | April 18, 2018
Fatima Abba Bukar is nine months pregnant and receiving antenatal care for the first time. It’s her first pregnancy since she miscarried while fleeing Boko Haram more than a year ago in northern Nigeria. CARE photograph by Josh Estey
Opinion | BY GILLIAN BARTH, SANDEEP PRASAD | April 18, 2018
Opinion | BY GILLIAN BARTH, SANDEEP PRASAD | April 18, 2018
Fatima Abba Bukar is nine months pregnant and receiving antenatal care for the first time. It’s her first pregnancy since she miscarried while fleeing Boko Haram more than a year ago in northern Nigeria. CARE photograph by Josh Estey
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 11, 2018
A member of the White Helmets holds a child harmed in a sarin gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, on April 4, 2017. Representatives of the urban rescue group were in Ottawa at the end of March. Photograph courtesy of the White Helmets' Twitter account
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 11, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 11, 2018
A member of the White Helmets holds a child harmed in a sarin gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, on April 4, 2017. Representatives of the urban rescue group were in Ottawa at the end of March. Photograph courtesy of the White Helmets' Twitter account
Opinion | March 28, 2018
Opinion | March 28, 2018
Opinion | March 28, 2018
Opinion | BY CAROLINE RISEBORO | March 28, 2018
Students learn in temporary classrooms for displaced youth at a UN camp in South Sudan in July 2016. UN photograph by Isaac Billy
Opinion | BY CAROLINE RISEBORO | March 28, 2018
Opinion | BY CAROLINE RISEBORO | March 28, 2018
Students learn in temporary classrooms for displaced youth at a UN camp in South Sudan in July 2016. UN photograph by Isaac Billy
Opinion | BY INGRID LEMAN STEFANOVIC | March 23, 2018
This year's World Water Day marks the start of the United Nations’ International Decade (2018-2028) for Action: Water for Sustainable Development. UN photograph by JC McIlwaine
Opinion | BY INGRID LEMAN STEFANOVIC | March 23, 2018
Opinion | BY INGRID LEMAN STEFANOVIC | March 23, 2018
This year's World Water Day marks the start of the United Nations’ International Decade (2018-2028) for Action: Water for Sustainable Development. UN photograph by JC McIlwaine
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 21, 2018
Canada’s Bombardier Q400 has proven popular among African airlines for short-haul regional flights, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Hansueli Krapf
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 21, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 21, 2018
Canada’s Bombardier Q400 has proven popular among African airlines for short-haul regional flights, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Hansueli Krapf