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Check out Azul.
Casual board game playing wife may love the "look" of it (beautiful tiles) and there's a strategy game hiding underneath the hood. It's really simple to learn + explain and it's also fairly portable (just don't start losing the tiles).
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My favourite is Twilight Struggle. It is pretty long and heavy though :D Terraforming Mars, Agricola, and Caverna are also very good for 2 players.
A couple of lighter 2 player games I enjoy are Hive, Jaipur, and Santorini.
Based on your list, would suggest Calico or Azul: Summer Pavilion. I prefer the Summer Pavilion edition over the original edition of Azul.
You may also like Codenames: Duet, but it is not a talkative game.
If you don't mind abstract I would suggest YINSH or any of the other project GIPF games.
Local specialty board game shops should have those. If not, the best place in Canada to find board games is https://www.boardgamebliss.com/. They just run out of stock, a lot.
My wife and I are absolutely loving Wingspan right now. Some of the others we really enjoy are:
Competitive: Wingspan Tiny Epic Galaxies Tiny Epic Pirates Firefly Dominion Love Letter (any variation)
Co-op: Stars of Akarios Hellboy Tales from Red Dragon Inn