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
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
During a ceremony at the Embassy of Canada on August 15, Major-General Paul Ormsby became the new Canadian Defence Attaché to the United States, replacing Major-General Simon Hetherington who is retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces. Major-General Hetherington has supported Canada’s mission since August 2018, advising Ambassador David MacNaughton on defence and security matters, enhancing […]
August 16, 2019
Earlier this summer, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Mia), launched an innovative exhibition celebrating Indigenous art made by women from across North America. The collection includes art made in a variety of media over the last 1,000 years, and is the first exhibition to highlight Native women artists from prehistory to present. The Consulate General of […]
July 16, 2019
To commemorate DC Pride Week, the Embassy of Canada will host a screening of My Prairie Home Thursday, June 6 at 6PM. Space is limited so please RSVP. This feature documentary-musical by Chelsea McMullan, indie singer Rae Spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. Set against majestic images of […]
May 28, 2019
The Fall of the American Empire Tuesday June 4, 7:00pm Regal Gallery Place 701 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20001 French Canadian filmmaker Denys Archand’s newest crime thriller The Fall of the American Empire will be released in select theaters in the DC area on June 7. An advance screening will be held June 4 […]
May 23, 2019
YidLive! Saturday May 11th, 8:00pm George Washington University Black Box Theater – West Hall B2 2100 Foxhall Rd NW Washington, DC 20007 Join Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion, the creators and stars of the award-winning Yiddish-ish web series YidLife Crisis – in the fleisch! The boychiks from Montreal present an evening of comedy, film, and […]
May 9, 2019
Sunday, May 12 – 6:45 PM E Street Cinema (sold out) Wednesday, May – 15 6:30 PM AFI Silver Theatre Tickets The sharply intellectual and marvelously zany comedic duo behind the viral Yiddish-language web series YidLife Crisis return to their city of birth, Montreal, on a mission. On the verge of middle age, Eli Batalion and Jamie […]
May 6, 2019
Last week, the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC hosted a concert by renowned Montreal jazz singer Dominique Fils-Aimé. The concert, part of the DC Jazz Festival’s Charles Fishman Embassy Series, promoted two important anniversaries: the 15th Annual DC Jazz Festival and the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 40th Edition. Dominique Fils-Aimé’s music is […]
April 4, 2019
January 2, 2019 Postponement of Washington, DC and Atlanta NEXUS Enrollment Event Due to the recent U.S. government shutdown and 3-week continuing resolution of funding until 15 February, US Custom and Border Protection (CBP) will not be able to support the NEXUS event. The Canadian portion of your application has been processed, however; the event […]
January 2, 2019