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Belén Martínez Carbonell, secretary general of the European External Action Service, says that the EU won't accede to Canada's Pacific Rim trade deal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

EU putting pressure on laggard members to fully ratify trade pact with Canada 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS
  • Ten of the European Union's 27 member states have yet to ratify the free trade deal that was inked in 2017.

EU putting pressure on laggard members to fully ratify trade pact with Canada 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS
  • Ten of the European Union's 27 member states have yet to ratify the free trade deal that was inked in 2017.
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at West Block on Feb. 9, 2026, aheda of a meeting with Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Japan not expecting ‘major shift’ in Canada’s posture in the Indo-Pacific: official 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

In a fractured world, women peacebuilders are essential 

OpinionBY RACHEL WARDEN
Opinion

Can Carney reconcile his Davos goals with complicity in the Iran war?

Marjorie Michel
Health Minister Marjorie Michel. The federal government has tried to address some of the gaps through past funding commitments, but investment alone isn’t the solution, writes Kait LaForce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Canada redefines its place in the world, rare disease patients are still looking south

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE
  • In an era where Canada is talking about leadership, innovation, and economic competitiveness, the fact that patients must routinely cross the border for care should trouble all of us.
Marjorie Michel

As Canada redefines its place in the world, rare disease patients are still looking south

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE
  • In an era where Canada is talking about leadership, innovation, and economic competitiveness, the fact that patients must routinely cross the border for care should trouble all of us.
House of Commons

Third parties once again main source of House workplace harassment, violence complaints in 2025

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
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NDP MPs Gazan, Idlout taking part in Broadbent Institute Progress Summit in Ottawa March 4-6

U.S. President Donald Trump is hell-bent on international defence dollars strictly benefitting U.S. arms manufacturers, writes Scott Taylor. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Mining a collective defence against Trump’s threats

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR
  • If the U.S. wants a reliable, non-Chinese source of tungsten for its arms industry, Canada should invest in securing a domestic supply for all of our NATO allies.

Mining a collective defence against Trump’s threats

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR
  • If the U.S. wants a reliable, non-Chinese source of tungsten for its arms industry, Canada should invest in securing a domestic supply for all of our NATO allies.

Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

OpinionBY KUMARAN NADESAN

Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

OpinionBY KUMARAN NADESAN
Burnt-out buses in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Mexican cartel members began burning businesses and vehicles on Feb. 22, 2026, after their drug lord leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho,' died in military custody and after being captured in a bloody firefight in Jalisco. Photograph courtesy of Don Martin

Drug cartels put Mexican government on notice

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS
  • The cartel’s intention is to damage tourism so it hurts the government. That puts them in a better position to negotiate a truce where drugs flow without political impediment.

Drug cartels put Mexican government on notice

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS
  • The cartel’s intention is to damage tourism so it hurts the government. That puts them in a better position to negotiate a truce where drugs flow without political impediment.
Democracy and human rights activist Ryota Jonen was in Ottawa earlier this month meeting with Parliament's Democracy Caucus and testifying in front of the Subcommittee of International Human Rights. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has a role to play in linking global democracy movements, says activist 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS
  • The path forward for democracy promotion is being reimagined in face of U.S. cuts to agencies that drove initiatives for decades.

Canada has a role to play in linking global democracy movements, says activist 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS
  • The path forward for democracy promotion is being reimagined in face of U.S. cuts to agencies that drove initiatives for decades.

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