
OTTAWA — Billed as a mere informal chat on the sidelines of a broader international gathering, Prime Minister Mark Carney met last Halloween with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, South Korea for about 40 minutes.
The discussion, which focused on thawing the frosty relations between their two countries and resetting trade, concluded with an agreed path to try to move forward and an invitation for Carney to visit Beijing.
But that visit, which concluded earlier this week with a potentially important trade deal between the two countries, was not officially at the...
January 22, 2026 - 04:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the first woman to serve as Canada’s ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman has been described as a
powerhouse of a diplomat
by business, political, and diplomatic leaders from both sides of the aisle.
Before being appointed acting ambassador in 2019 and getting the top job in 2020, Hillman served as deputy ambassador from 2017 to 2019, contributing to the 2018 talks about replacing NAFTA with CUSMA. Hillman has been ambassador since U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term, helping navigate relations between the two neighbouring countries amid...
January 22, 2026 - 04:00 | Tracy Moran | National Post
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January 22, 2026 - 04:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
I will attempt to keep this short and to the point. The Ontario health care system is failing us, and Premier Doug Ford is the person to blame. ER wait times are out of control, access to medical care is dwindling, and Ford is pushing our health-care system to privatize, rather than our constitutional right to free, public health care. Read More
January 22, 2026 - 04:00 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen
The American Hockey League can only contain Stephen Halliday for so long. Read More
January 22, 2026 - 04:00 | Callum Fraser | Ottawa Citizen
Broadway actor and children’s television host Josh dela Cruz will champion Foe by Iain Reid. Canada Reads will air April 13-16 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books!
January 22, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa






