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Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 7, 2026
Skaters take the opportunity of a warm afternoon in Ottawa on Jan. 7, 2026, to skate on the Rideau Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 7, 2026
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 7, 2026
Skaters take the opportunity of a warm afternoon in Ottawa on Jan. 7, 2026, to skate on the Rideau Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 26, 2025
Clockwise from top: Prime Minister Mark Carney tables his budget, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, and the NDP leadership candidates take the stage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 26, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 26, 2025
Clockwise from top: Prime Minister Mark Carney tables his budget, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, and the NDP leadership candidates take the stage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 24, 2025
From left clockwise: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP interim leader Don Davies, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, protesters at the Israeli embassy, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 24, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 24, 2025
From left clockwise: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP interim leader Don Davies, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, protesters at the Israeli embassy, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney on election day, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney on election day, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and former prime minister Justin Trudeau were all top newsmakers of 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 22, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and former prime minister Justin Trudeau were all top newsmakers of 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | December 10, 2025
Pianists Mikolaj Warszynski, right, and Zuzana Simurdova play at a concert to mark the Czech Republic’s national day at Knox Presbyterian Church on Oct. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | December 10, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | December 10, 2025
Pianists Mikolaj Warszynski, right, and Zuzana Simurdova play at a concert to mark the Czech Republic’s national day at Knox Presbyterian Church on Oct. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Japanese Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi addresses guest gathered for a reception following the Japan-Canada-U.S. Partnership Through Culture and Diplomacy panel discussion at the official residence on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | December 10, 2025
Japanese Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi addresses guest gathered for a reception following the Japan-Canada-U.S. Partnership Through Culture and Diplomacy panel discussion at the official residence on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, ANDREW MEADE | November 26, 2025
The Centre Block Rehabilitation project has an overall estimated budget of $4.5-billion to $5-billion, and construction is expected to wrap up by around 2030-31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, ANDREW MEADE | November 26, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, ANDREW MEADE | November 26, 2025
The Centre Block Rehabilitation project has an overall estimated budget of $4.5-billion to $5-billion, and construction is expected to wrap up by around 2030-31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial on Nov. 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | November 11, 2025
The Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial on Nov. 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | November 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne take the 2025 budget into the House of Commons for tabling on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | November 4, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | November 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne take the 2025 budget into the House of Commons for tabling on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Veterans raise the Royal Canadian Legion’s poppy flag on Parliament Hill on Oct. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 31, 2025
Veterans raise the Royal Canadian Legion’s poppy flag on Parliament Hill on Oct. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 29, 2025
Guests at the party marking the 114th national day of Taiwan were entertained with a lion dance at the Château Laurier on Oct. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 29, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 29, 2025
Guests at the party marking the 114th national day of Taiwan were entertained with a lion dance at the Château Laurier on Oct. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 29, 2025
Young-gi Ahn, chargé d’affaires at the Korean Embassy, addresses the crowd gathered for the Korea National Day and Armed Forces Day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 29, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 29, 2025
Young-gi Ahn, chargé d’affaires at the Korean Embassy, addresses the crowd gathered for the Korea National Day and Armed Forces Day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 22, 2025
Dancers perform Chile’s national dance, La Cueca, on Sept. 18 flag-raising ceremony at Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 22, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 22, 2025
Dancers perform Chile’s national dance, La Cueca, on Sept. 18 flag-raising ceremony at Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 22, 2025
Guests packed the Japanese ambassador’s residence for the Self-Defense Forces Day reception on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 22, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 22, 2025
Guests packed the Japanese ambassador’s residence for the Self-Defense Forces Day reception on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Speaking by the Green Wall in the Wellington Building in Ottawa on Oct. 20, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced details of a program to crack down on fraud and financial crime that he said would be fleshed out in the Nov. 4 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 20, 2025
Speaking by the Green Wall in the Wellington Building in Ottawa on Oct. 20, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced details of a program to crack down on fraud and financial crime that he said would be fleshed out in the Nov. 4 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 15, 2025
Patriotic desserts were available for guests to sample at Slovakia's national day reception and art exhibition held at the Slovak Embassy on Sept. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 15, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 15, 2025
Patriotic desserts were available for guests to sample at Slovakia's national day reception and art exhibition held at the Slovak Embassy on Sept. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 15, 2025
Switzerland hosts Soirée Suisse at the official residence on Sept. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 15, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | October 15, 2025
Switzerland hosts Soirée Suisse at the official residence on Sept. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Parliamentarians set off for the second annual Parliamentary Slow Bike Race on Oct. 8, as part of Bike Day on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 9, 2025
Parliamentarians set off for the second annual Parliamentary Slow Bike Race on Oct. 8, as part of Bike Day on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY MARLO GLASS | October 5, 2025
The first pages of the inaugural issue of The Hill Times, published Oct. 5, 1989. Photograph courtesy of The Hill Times' archive
Feature | BY MARLO GLASS | October 5, 2025
Feature | BY MARLO GLASS | October 5, 2025
The first pages of the inaugural issue of The Hill Times, published Oct. 5, 1989. Photograph courtesy of The Hill Times' archive
Larry Rousseau, executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress, speaks to Canadian Union of Postal Workers members gathered for a rally on Parliament Hill on Oct. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 1, 2025
Larry Rousseau, executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress, speaks to Canadian Union of Postal Workers members gathered for a rally on Parliament Hill on Oct. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Parliamentarians attend the noon flag raising in honour of residential school Survivors’ Flag on Parliament Hill on Oct. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 1, 2025
Parliamentarians attend the noon flag raising in honour of residential school Survivors’ Flag on Parliament Hill on Oct. 1. 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 ANDREW MEADE | September 30, 2025
A crowd attends the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 30, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 30, 2025
A crowd attends the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CYNTHIA MUNSTER | September 25, 2025
The crowd at the Politics & the Pen at the Château Laurier on Sept. 24 for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Feature | BY CYNTHIA MUNSTER | September 25, 2025
Feature | BY CYNTHIA MUNSTER | September 25, 2025
The crowd at the Politics & the Pen at the Château Laurier on Sept. 24 for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
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 THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
Feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | June 18, 2025
Italy’s national day reception was held at the National Gallery of Canada on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | June 18, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | June 18, 2025
Italy’s national day reception was held at the National Gallery of Canada on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | June 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on June 9, with his defence critic James Bezan, left, and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | June 9, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on June 9, with his defence critic James Bezan, left, and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
Pakistan High Commissioner Muhammad Saleem delivers remarks at the national day reception at the Westin Hotel on April 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
Feature | BY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
Pakistan High Commissioner Muhammad Saleem delivers remarks at the national day reception at the Westin Hotel on April 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia