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Comedian Mark Critch has written a new book 'Sorry Not Sorry: An Unapologetic Look at What Makes Canada Worth Fighting For.' Photograph by Duncan DeYoung, courtesy of Penguin Random House
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 29, 2025
Perrin Beatty, left, David Suzuki, U.S. late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert. Kimmel's late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, was temporarily cancelled by ABC and Stephen Colbert's show, The Late Show, will be cancelled in 2026 by CBS. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, handout, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia, X
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 29, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 29, 2025
Perrin Beatty, left, David Suzuki, U.S. late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert. Kimmel's late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, was temporarily cancelled by ABC and Stephen Colbert's show, The Late Show, will be cancelled in 2026 by CBS. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, handout, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia, X
Feature | BY ALICIA WANLESS | September 11, 2025
Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and author of The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition Reality, published this year. Book cover and author photo courtesy of Hurst Publishing
Feature | BY ALICIA WANLESS | September 11, 2025
Feature | BY ALICIA WANLESS | September 11, 2025
Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and author of The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition Reality, published this year. Book cover and author photo courtesy of Hurst Publishing
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 22, 2025
A Public Policy Forum report looking at media coverage of the 2025 federal election found some communities did not have any reporting about local candidates or public debates to hear from those running to become MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 22, 2025
A Public Policy Forum report looking at media coverage of the 2025 federal election found some communities did not have any reporting about local candidates or public debates to hear from those running to become MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 18, 2025
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Reporters file their stories at the Conservative Party's event at the Rogers Centre on election night April 28, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 18, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 18, 2025
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Reporters file their stories at the Conservative Party's event at the Rogers Centre on election night April 28, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 22, 2025
Jasper National Park
The Municipality of Jasper is evaluating its response to the second-most costly wildfire in Canadian history, now one year on from 2024's devastation, as wildfire seasons continue to worsen. Photograph courtesy of Jasper National Park
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 22, 2025
Jasper National Park
The Municipality of Jasper is evaluating its response to the second-most costly wildfire in Canadian history, now one year on from 2024's devastation, as wildfire seasons continue to worsen. Photograph courtesy of Jasper National Park
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
Corus, the parent company of Global News, is laying of 35 employees across the country 'as part of our ongoing evaluation of our business and continued enterprise efficiency review,' according to a spokesperson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
Corus, the parent company of Global News, is laying of 35 employees across the country 'as part of our ongoing evaluation of our business and continued enterprise efficiency review,' according to a spokesperson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
As of September, large online streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon will be required to pay five per cent of their annual domestic revenue in contributions to Canadian media funds, which the CRTC estimates would provide $200-million in new annual funding. Unsplash photograph by Tamas Pap
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
As of September, large online streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon will be required to pay five per cent of their annual domestic revenue in contributions to Canadian media funds, which the CRTC estimates would provide $200-million in new annual funding. Unsplash photograph by Tamas Pap
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2024
There are two distinct conversations happening between those who get their news from social media where independent news organizations flourish, and those who get their news from traditional media, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Camilo Jimenez
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2024
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2024
There are two distinct conversations happening between those who get their news from social media where independent news organizations flourish, and those who get their news from traditional media, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Camilo Jimenez
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2024
South African-Canadian author Kagiso Lesego Molope says the Writers' Trust, which runs the annual Politics and the Pen gala, should be more publicly supportive of outspoken, political expression. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter/X
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2024
South African-Canadian author Kagiso Lesego Molope says the Writers' Trust, which runs the annual Politics and the Pen gala, should be more publicly supportive of outspoken, political expression. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter/X
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 8, 2024
Liberal MP Ben Carr says it's hard to keep voters informed about his work as an MP, while Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she can circumvent traditional media and use her own channels to reach supporters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 8, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 8, 2024
Liberal MP Ben Carr says it's hard to keep voters informed about his work as an MP, while Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she can circumvent traditional media and use her own channels to reach supporters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 6, 2024
The House Ethics Committee is studying the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the work of parliamentarians. Patrick White, associate professor of journalism at the Université du Québec à Montréal, said the world is at a crossroads with mis- and disinformation. He said Canada should be on a 'war footing' against fake news content farms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 6, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 6, 2024
The House Ethics Committee is studying the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the work of parliamentarians. Patrick White, associate professor of journalism at the Université du Québec à Montréal, said the world is at a crossroads with mis- and disinformation. He said Canada should be on a 'war footing' against fake news content farms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 29, 2024
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Opinion | April 29, 2024
Opinion | April 29, 2024
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Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 22, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland inside the budget lockup in Ottawa on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 22, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 22, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland inside the budget lockup in Ottawa on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 1, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Families of Sisters in Spirit vigil on Parliament Hill in 2017. Meanwhile, the Danger Cats, a so-called comedy troop whose shows have been cancelled across Canada, makes fun of the Pickton murders. It’s disgusting to make fun of the real risks to Indigenous women, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 1, 2024
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 1, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Families of Sisters in Spirit vigil on Parliament Hill in 2017. Meanwhile, the Danger Cats, a so-called comedy troop whose shows have been cancelled across Canada, makes fun of the Pickton murders. It’s disgusting to make fun of the real risks to Indigenous women, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
p. 18, main cutline: The Press Gallery Dinner, pictured June 19, 2023, at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. ’There is no doubt that in some ways [the event] has diminished in the last maybe decade or so,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery president Mia Rabson. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
p. 18, main cutline: The Press Gallery Dinner, pictured June 19, 2023, at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. ’There is no doubt that in some ways [the event] has diminished in the last maybe decade or so,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery president Mia Rabson. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 21, 2024
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is responsible for programs like the Online News Act and Local Journalism Initiative. Some MPs and media experts in Atlantic Canada are not convinced these are the solutions for a changing media landscape in the region. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 21, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 21, 2024
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is responsible for programs like the Online News Act and Local Journalism Initiative. Some MPs and media experts in Atlantic Canada are not convinced these are the solutions for a changing media landscape in the region. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 18, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge's office says 'our door is open if Facebook wants to come to the table and discuss paying their fair share for the content Canadian journalists produce and which they profit from.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 18, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 18, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge's office says 'our door is open if Facebook wants to come to the table and discuss paying their fair share for the content Canadian journalists produce and which they profit from.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade