In honour of Canadian women’s history month, get to know the female Consuls General across our U.S. network in Dallas, New York, Atlanta, Miami, and Canada’s Acting Ambassador here in Washington. They’re sharing their experiences as women in positions of power and reflecting on how gender influences their interactions in these roles. We hope this […]
October 29, 2019
Mom, proud Canadian, energy and environment policy wonk, prairie girl. If challenged to describe myself in ten words or less, that is how I would do it. When I became Canada’s Consul General to the South Central United States, I knew it would be a good fit. I was just finishing five years heading the […]
October 29, 2019
This week, the Embassy of Canada partnered with WIRES to host the WIRES International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid. The Summit brought together diverse organizations from both Canada and the U.S. to discuss the cross-border grid of the future, how to get there, and the obstacles to overcome. The conversation focused around the vision […]
October 24, 2019
In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated the week of October 4-10 “World Space Week” to celebrate the shared connections around the world made possible by space travel and exploration. These dates were chosen arbitrarily, but commemorate the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik, on October 4, 1957, and the signing of what […]
October 11, 2019
The North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO) recently held their 25th Continental Reunion in Columbus, OH, convening officials from Canada, the United States, and Mexico, along with North Americans businesses and institutions. Following the ratification of NAFTA, NASCO first started in 1994 to improve supply chain effectiveness for the trucking industry along the I-35 freeway […]
October 3, 2019
The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston Exhibition Through January 2020, weekdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Embassy of Canada Art Gallery 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston exhibition contains artefacts and drawings which show Lynn’s influences and early illustrations, and the surprising, real-life inspirations behind her beloved […]
October 1, 2019
Revitalizing the North American Indigenous Food System October 14, 2019 – Growth North Sessions Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd St Paul, MN 55102 Indigenous foods are experiencing a comeback in North America, from rural production and cooking techniques to the urban restaurant scene. At Grow North’s Food | Ag | Ideas Week 2019, […]
October 1, 2019
As Canadians far from our homeland, we sometimes get homesick for the creature comforts in the North. In Washington, there are no ketchup chips, or maple-glazed donuts. We even miss snow from time to time. So when we heard a neighborhood bar, Penn Quarter Sports Tavern, was planning to start serving poutine, we were simultaneously […]
September 27, 2019
For more than thirty years, Lynn Johnston captured the hearts of readers around the globe with her Pulitzer Prize-nominated comic strip For Better or For Worse. Now appearing as reruns, it is still seen in over 2,000 newspapers – including the Washington Post – throughout Canada, the United States, and about 20 other countries. The […]
September 13, 2019
ArtPrize: Project 1 September 7 – October 27, 2019 Grand Rapids, MI Project 1, presented by ArtPrize, is bringing together five international, national and local artists will create multifaceted installations, urban interventions and community-oriented projects, exploring the lines that unite and divide a city, and what it means to belong. With the partnership of the […]
September 1, 2019