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OTTAWA—The Governor General of Canada wishes to share a message addressed to all Canadians from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales on the tragic shooting in Nova Scotia:

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will participate in Nova Scotia Remembers, a virtual vigil for the victims of the Nova Scotia shooting, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at 7 p.m. AST.

OTTAWA—Last weekend, Nova Scotia woke up to horrific news. We know now the extent of the carnage, the magnitude of the loss. A monstrous act that took away family members, friends and neighbours, co-workers, Nova Scotians, good people.

OTTAWA— Every day, our men and women in uniform serve the country here and abroad.

OTTAWA—There are no words that can express the sorrow and pain of losing a loved one. Today, we grieve the loss of six members from the Canadian Armed Forces. They perished in the crash of their CH-148 Cyclone Helicopter Wednesday afternoon during a training exercise off the shores of Greece.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual discussion with Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. The discussion will be accessible to the public on gg.ca.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will participate in a virtual commemorative ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (VE) Day, on Friday, May 8, 2020, at 12:45 p.m.

OTTAWA—It had lasted for 5 long years of rationing and misery, but in the spring of 1945, following the advances of the Allies, everyone was finally seeing the end of the Second World War. The news of the German surrender spread on the 8th of May 1945, and everywhere, people took to the streets in a...

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual conversation with Hayley Wickenheiser, four-time Olympic gold medallist in women’s hockey, on Friday, May 15, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., on gg.ca.

OTTAWA—As part of the innovative series highlighting exceptional Canadians across diverse areas of interest, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual conversation with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orc...

OTTAWA—We are devastated at the loss of Captain Jennifer Casey, public affairs officer with the Snowbirds air demonstration team.

OTTAWA—Today, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, announced the appointment of Dr. Samy Khalid as chief herald of Canada and the appointment of Dr. Claire Boudreau as Margaree-Chéticamp herald emeritus.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will attend the homecoming ceremony for Captain Jennifer Casey at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Sunday, May 24, 2020, at 5 p.m. ADT.

OTTAWA—As part of the innovative series highlighting exceptional Canadians across diverse areas of interest, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual conversation with Cathy Crowe, a Canadian street nurse, educator, social justice activist an...

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will participate in a round-table event entitled ‘Women’s Leadership in the COVID-19 Response to Protect Every Woman and Every Child’ on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 8 a.m. EDT.

OTTAWA—As part of the innovative series highlighting exceptional Canadians across diverse areas of interest, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual conversation with the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Co-Founder, Institute for Canadian...

OTTAWA— On this Sunday June 7, 2020, Canadian Armed Forces Day, let us pause for a moment to cheer the men and women who serve our country. Whether they wear the Navy, Army or Air Force uniform, serve in the regular or reserve forces, they stand on guard for Canada and they are always ready to answe...

OTTAWA—As part of the innovative GGconversations series highlighting exceptional individuals from diverse fields of interest, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host two separate virtual conversations with pre-eminent Canadians.