{"id":655412,"date":"2026-05-08T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/655412\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T06:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:30:09","slug":"obama-speaks-in-toronto-smith-in-ottawa-the-hill-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/655412\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama speaks in Toronto, Smith in Ottawa &#8211; The Hill Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Politics This Morning&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Plus, Azam Ishmael has a new gig following his departure from the Liberal Party.                 <\/p>\n<p>                <img width=\"1920\" height=\"960\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. 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