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OTTAWA, Ontario—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will attend the 110th Grey Cup, the Championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL), in Hamilton, Ontario.

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Ottawa, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present Canada’s top history honours to outstanding Canadians during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Welcome to Rideau Hall and congratulations to those being recognized today

Welcome to Rideau Hall and congratulations to all those being invested into the Order of Military Merit.

OTTAWA, Ontario – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, is pleased to announce that His Excellency Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, and Ms. Eliza Reid, will undertake a State visit to Canada from May 29 to June 1, 2023.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present the 2023 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 26, 2023. She will then deliver remarks at the GGPAA Gala at the National Art Centre (NAC), in O...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will host a series of events on May 29, 2023, as part of the State Visit of the Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Ms. Eliza Reid.

Today, we congratulate the recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards.

Tonight is a celebration of art, but it is more than that.

It is my great pleasure to welcome His Excellency Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, and Ms.Eliza Jean Reid to Canada.

We met last year in Iceland, during my visit to your beautiful country.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will undertake an official visit to Manitoba from June 6 to 8, 2023.

As governor general and commander-in-chief, I am honoured to mark Canadian Armed Forces Day.

It’s a pleasure to be here in Manitoba on my first official visit as governor general.

From sea to sea to sea, oceans and the marine environments they shelter are part of Canada’s identity.