Federal government urged to look beyond central Canada for next governor-general

Mary Simon was not fluent in French, but Prime Minister Mark Carney said her replacement will be fluent in both official ...

Governor General chided by Fort McKay chief during ceremony

The chief of the Fort McKay First Nation chided Canada's Governor General Friday for shortchanging Aboriginal people in regards to health care and education over the decades. During a ceremony in Fort ...

Governor General to visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as it heals from mass shooting

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is set to visit the northeast B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge on Monday as it continues to recover from ...

NP view: It's time for a new kind of governor general

In a speech in May 1955, Vincent Massey, the first Canadian-born governor general (1952-1959), said true toleration was a ...