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Health Minister Michel to lead fireside chat at Pearson Centre’s 2026 Annual Laureate Dinner on June 1

Press gallery to ‘mug’ six former members on May 29

Plus: Former federal cabinet minister Navdeep Bains launches his bid to lead the Ontario Liberal party, PMO staffer Laura Scaffidi says working for her dad has influenced her job today, and retired envoy and Ice War Diplomat author Gary J. Smith has died.

feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 27, 2026

Former MI6 chief, ex-Biden adviser to speak at CANSEC on May 28

Parliamentary Calendar | May 27, 2026

Liberals cut short debate on spring update bill

Plus, McGuinty meets Poland’s defence minister in Ottawa.

feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 26, 2026

Health Minister Michel promotes new press secretary

Plus, Steve Outhouse will soon once again be chief of staff to Pierre Poilievre, now in his office as official opposition leader.

feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 25, 2026

The New York Times gets interested in Canada

Plus: Parliamentarians pay tribute on June 1 to former colleagues who died last year, the Mole Mobile is offering skin cancer screenings on the Hill later this week, and politicians are gripped with hockey fever as Canadian teams reach the top of their leagues.

feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 25, 2026
New York Times building

India’s trade delegation lands in Canada

Plus, the U.S. and Mexico will launch the first round of CUSMA discussions this week.

feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 25, 2026

It’s the Riverkeeper Gala on Wednesday, May 27, on Lemieux Island

Parliament Hill in focus

feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | May 22, 2026

Carney’s Alberta deal on industrial carbon pricing waters it down, say experts

Plus, Poilievre holds a presser on tackling crimes in Surrey, B.C.

NATO foreign ministers gather in Sweden

Plus, Poilievre holds a presser on property rights in British Columbia.

feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 21, 2026

Promotions, new hire on the books for Children and Youth SecState Gainey

Plus, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu has a job opening in her own office following the recent exit of executive assistant Gillian Livingston.

feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 20, 2026
Anna Gainey

From the Klan to the Convoy: authors warn Canada’s homegrown far right is evolving, not fading

Stephanie Carvin and Amarnath Amarasingam say the COVID-19 pandemic unified a fragmented movement ‘that could easily snap back together’ under the right environment.

news | BY STUART BENSON | May 20, 2026

Minister Michel, MPs Fergus and Auguste to take lead roles in Pearson Centre’s laureate dinner

Also, the University of Calgary launches scholarships in honour of Stephen Harper, the National Military Cemetery honours Inuit traditions, and a lawyer from Ireland will show how to boost civic engagement.

feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 20, 2026

Eby takes his grievances to Carney in Vancouver

Plus, the PBO sizes up the cost of co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 20, 2026

ITK president Natan Obed to showcase the best of Inuit culture during Tapiriit at the NAC on May 25

Governor General to meet with Spanish King in Ottawa

Plus, the inflation report for April will be published today.

feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 19, 2026

String of staff exits from Finance Minister Champagne’s shop

Plus, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly recently added to her communications team, and Gary Xie has left Secretary of State Randeep Sarai’s office.

feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 18, 2026

New books out on women public service leaders, far-right extremism in Canada, and the game of chess

Plus: Over 100 students play Senator for three days in the Model Senate, ex-Liberal MP Rémi Masse joins Sandstone Group, and New York Times’ Jane Bradley looks for tips ahead of her move to Toronto.

feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 18, 2026

Italian Ambassador Cattaneo in ‘FIFA World Cup 2026 in an Uncertain World’ panel on May 20 in Ottawa

National March for Life protesters gather on Parliament Hill

The Campaign Life Coalition gathered on Parliament Hill on May 15, protesting Canada’s medically assisted dying laws and abortion.

feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 15, 2026

To the moon and back again: Artemis II lands in Ottawa

Canadian astronauts Jeremy Hansen and Jenni Gibson received a warm welcome on May 13 as the Artemis II mission crew made a two-day flyby in the nation’s capital to keep the ‘joy train’ rolling toward humanity’s future among the stars.

feature | BY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2026

Carney in Alberta to announce energy deal, Tony Keller wins Donner Prize

Plus, Canada’s Armed Forces have a new number two.

feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 15, 2026

Carney to announce new clean energy ‘agenda’

Plus, Canada’s seniors ministers meet in Iqaluit.

feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2026
Mark Carney

Minister Olszewski, SecState McLean name new policy advisers

For one, Gregory Frame is now a policy adviser to the secretary of state for seniors.

feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2026