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Author: Globe Staff
Publication Date: May 25, 2025 - 15:25
King Charles is traveling to Ottawa this week. Readers shared their thoughts on the royal visit
May 25, 2025
King Charles III is set to have his first official visit to Canada as monarch, after Prime Minister Mark Carney invited him to deliver the Throne Speech to open up Parliament.Senior Canadian government officials have said the King’s speech will be a show of Canada’s sovereignty, at a time where Canadians feel threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s 51st State comments.
It was an overcast morning at Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park as the Lorde song Royals came on over a restaurant loudspeaker across from the local farmers’ market on Sunday. If it hadn’t been one of a random procession of pop songs playing to an empty patio, it might have seemed like an ironic choice, given that King Charles III and Queen Camilla were set to visit the market the following day.Then again, few market visitors seemed to know the King would be making a stop here during his first trip to Canada as monarch this week, and there was little evident excitement relative to some past royal...
May 25, 2025 - 21:33 | Sean Silcoff, Spencer Colby | The Globe and Mail
As more than 55,000 people participated in the 56th Annual Walk With Israel event in Toronto on Sunday, pro-Palestinian protesters lined part of the route.The event, which organizers say is Canada’s largest Jewish community gathering, was taking place after a week of redoubled international tension over Israel’s war in Gaza. But it remained peaceful despite concerns from organizers and police.
May 25, 2025 - 20:44 | Kate Helmore | The Globe and Mail
Rory Linkletter, who wanted his first-ever victory in marathon to occur on home soil, finished second on Sunday morning in Ottawa in two hours eight minutes 31 seconds. A day earlier, Quebec City's Charles Philibert-Thiboutot lowered the Canadian record in the 10K.
May 25, 2025 - 19:52 | | CBC News - Canada
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