How to watch live coverage as U.S. President Joe Biden visits Canada

Highlight of Biden's 2-day visit will be his address to Parliament

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Caption: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden talk at NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 24, 2022. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Ottawa on Thursday for his first official visit to Canada since taking office in 2020.
The president and his wife Jill Biden began the two-day visit as they touched down in Ottawa around 6:30 p.m. ET.
They were to first meet with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, before heading to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's residence.
On Friday, Biden will hold meetings with Trudeau before making an address to a joint session of Parliament, becoming the eighth U.S. president to do so. He is also expected to have dinner with Trudeau and his family before departing Canada.

  • U.S. President Joe Biden's schedule for Friday
  • 11:20 a.m.: Meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
  • 11:45 a.m.: Trudeau and Biden participate in expanded bilateral meeting
  • 2:00 p.m.: Biden addresses Parliament
  • 3:45 p.m.: Biden and Trudeau speak to the press
  • 6:30 p.m.: Biden, Trudeau and dignitaries attend a gala dinner at Ottawa's Aviation Museum
  • Watch and listen to U.S. President Joe Biden's first official visit to Canada on CBC News: Special live coverage starts Friday at 1 p.m. ET on CBC TV, CBC News Network, CBC Gem(external link), the CBC News App and YouTube(external link), and at 1:30 p.m. ET on CBC Radio(external link) and the CBC Listen app.

CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton will host live coverage as Biden addresses Parliament, followed by analysis in a special edition of Power & Politics on CBC News Network with host David Cochrane. World Report's John Northcott will host a live special broadcast on CBC Radio and CBC Listen, while CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault will host a special edition of The National from Ottawa, starting at 9 p.m. ET.