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OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will deliver remarks at the opening ceremony of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 9 a.m. at the Senate of Canada Building.

OTTAWA—Throughout his career as a lawyer, politician and author, the Honourable John Crosbie served the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and the people of Canada with conviction and enthusiasm.

OTTAWA—The Governor General of Canada wishes to share a message addressed to all Canadians from Her Majesty The Queen on the tragic plane crash in Tehran, Iran:

OTTAWA—At the request of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will travel to Jerusalem from January 22 to 24, 2020, to attend the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, which marks the 75th anniversary of ...

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will present teachers and other outstanding Canadians with the 2019 Governor General’s History Awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Monday, January 20, 2020, at 2 p.m.

OTTAWA—Ms. Assunta Di Lorenzo, Secretary to the Governor General and Herald Chancellor of Canada, will present the Governor General’s Academic All-Canadian Commendation for the 2018-2019 season to eight recipients during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at 10:30 a.m.

OTTAWA—At the request of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will travel to Poland to attend the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz ...

OTTAWA—Ski, snowshoe or sled your way over to the grounds of Rideau Hall for this year’s Winter Celebration taking place on February 1, 2020, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event is a chance to discover winter traditions from around the world, with over 25 free activities, performances, pop-up museu...

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will visit the Metro Vancouver region including Surrey, North Vancouver and Vancouver from February 21 to 22, 2020.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will visit Thunder Bay from February 25 to 26, 2020.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Member of the Order of Canada to Robert Hung-Ngai Ho. The ceremony took place on February 21, 2020, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Ho was appointed in December 2018.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will receive the letters of credence of five new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 10 a.m.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will receive the letters of credence of five new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 10 a.m.

OTTAWA—The Governor General of Canada wishes to share a message addressed to all Canadians from Her Majesty The Queen on Commonwealth Day.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Excellency Željko Komšić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 2:30 p.m.

OTTAWA—Dear fellow Canadians, As you are all well aware, we find ourselves in a complex and difficult situation. We are facing an invisible adversary that threatens our way of life. It is already affecting us with full force.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, has launched a new online platform called Caring Nation and we want to hear from you!

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, wishes to share the following message from Her Majesty The Queen:

OTTAWA— It has been almost three weeks since the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 had become a global pandemic.

OTTAWA—The Governor General of Canada wishes to share a message addressed to all Canadians from Her Majesty The Queen on the tragic shooting in Nova Scotia: