January: As part of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, the U.S. joined Canada in committing to conserve 30% of our lands and waters by 2030. February: Canada and the U.S. launched a high-level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate, as part of the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership. Through the dialogue, Canada and the […]
December 28, 2021
As 2021 comes to a close and we take stock of the Canada-U.S. relationship, we are reminded that our friendship, partnership, and alliance remain grounded in the people to people connections and our shared experiences. We have each other’s backs in the darkest of times. We listen and have frank conversations about complicated issues, always […]
December 27, 2021
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf recently visited Norfolk, VA, near the end of the ship’s first operational voyage, a circumnavigation of North America. Martin Loken, Deputy Head of Mission, Foreign Policy & National Security, to the United States, Major-General Paul Ormsby, Canadian Defence Attaché, and Commander Corey Gleason, Commanding Officer, hosted a reception aboard […]
December 27, 2021
This year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts held the 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. to once again celebrate those whose art and creativity have made significant contributions to the American cultural landscape. With a nod to the U.S. and Canada’s shared cultural fabric, two of the five Honorees […]
December 14, 2021
Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, and Major-General Paul Ormsby, Canadian Defence Attaché, hosted a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Embassy of Canada on November 11, 2021. Embassy staff joined members of Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (Washington) at the rotunda to honour and remember those who served and continue to serve Canada during times of war, […]
November 16, 2021
Caterpillar Inc. has become a global institution, celebrating 100 years of helping customers build a better more sustainable world, with Canada among its very first export destinations. Today, the company’s equipment is hard at work at mines and construction sites across the country, and especially in the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta. An extensive portfolio […]
November 10, 2021
Canada has become known as a major player in film and television and this latest Emmy-winning immersive series reflects that record. The 4-part series Space Explorers: The ISS Experience not only tells the story about space cooperation between countries but does so in a completely unique way –through virtual reality. Montreal-based production company Felix & […]
October 26, 2021
An ancient fish, not native to the waters of the Great Lakes. They latch on with their toothy mouths, sucking the life blood out of unsuspecting fish. But no need to worry – they won’t attack humans… Sounds like a bit of an unconventional horror story, but such is the life of the sea lamprey, […]
October 26, 2021
In September 2021, Master Corporal (MCpl) Jennifer Shih, of the defence liaison staff at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C., represented the Canadian Armed Forces at the Major League Baseball Minnesota Twins’ home series against the Toronto Blue Jays. As Canada and the United States stand shoulder-to-shoulder in defence of common values and interests […]
October 22, 2021
On the evening of September 10, 2021, thousands of people gathered on the National Mall for a free concert version of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning Broadway musical “Come From Away”. Presented on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC in honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, “Come From Away” is a […]
October 22, 2021