{"id":600617,"date":"2026-04-13T06:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/600617\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T06:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:15:09","slug":"barack-obama-to-speak-at-canada-2020-gala-in-toronto-on-may-8-the-hill-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/600617\/","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama to speak at Canada 2020 gala in Toronto on May 8 – The Hill Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\" Former United States president Barack Obama, pictured in Ottawa in 2016 at the North American Summit, is expected to deliver a keynote speech at Canada 2020\u2019s anniversary gala in Toronto on May 8.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright <\/p>\n

Former United States president Barack Obama will deliver a keynote speech at Canada 2020\u2019s anniversary gala in Toronto on May 8.<\/p>\n

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