Mike Pence

With Joe Biden's inauguration just 10 days out, the U.S. capital battened down the hatches on Monday, January 11, 2021, as the chilling truth of the Capitol Hill incursion and the dire consequences for Donald Trump both came into sharper focus.

Obama's talk touched on everything from his memories of his first visit to Ottawa, and the cookies in his likeness that are still sold in the Byward Market, to reflections on parenting, feminism, his famous 2004 convention speech, his wife Michelle Obama — and the current NBA finals matchup, featuring a Canadian team, the Toronto Raptors, for the first time.

A potential breakthough to an impasse over automobiles has created a new sense of optimism in the NAFTA negotiations, with different players Tuesday declaring themselves more hopeful of a deal than they have been in some time.

Something strange has been happening lately in Washington when the most powerful man in town, the president of the United States, makes a headline-grabbing declaration on some new policy. Nothing.