Order Of Canada

• 2 University of Guelph members receive Order of Canada appointments

  Jeffery Farber is being honoured for his work in food safety while Lorne Hepworth was recognized for contributions to agriculture.

  Canada

  Jan 9
  
• Elora’s Order of Canada recipient calls the honour ‘humbling’

  John Hirdes was one of 78 named to the Order by Governor General Mary Simon last week.

  Canada

  Jan 1
  
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• Governor general announces Order of Canada appointees. Who made the list?

  The list of new officers of the Order of Canada includes the first Inuit senator in Canada, guitar-maker Linda Manzer, editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder and pollster Nik Nanos.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2023
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• Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond removed from Order of Canada at own request

  In a notice posted to the Canada Gazette, the federal government said Turpel-Lafond's appointment to the Order of Canada was terminated "at her individual request."

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2023
• Rideau Hall regrets honouring former University of Alberta chancellor who fought for Nazi unit

  Rideau Hall says it deeply regrets that a man who fought for a Nazi unit in the Second World War was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1987.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
• Penticton Indian Band member appointed to Order of Canada

  A prominent member of the Penticton Indian Band, lax̌lax̌tkʷ Dr. Jeannette Armstrong is one of the 85 new appointees of the Order of Canada.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 6, 2023
• Hamilton musician Tom Wilson to receive Order of Canada

  Wilson joins some 85 new appointments to the order, one of the highest honours in the Canada, which also includes several professors from McMaster University.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
• Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri appointed to Order of Canada

  Ujiri was named an officer to the Order of Canada for his "contributions on and off the basketball court," as both president of an NBA team and as a humanitarian.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
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• ‘Speechless, humbled’: N.B. teacher appointed to Order of Canada

  The honour comes as a result of Armand Doucet's advocacy work promoting public education. In 2020 he co-authored a Unesco report about teaching during the pandemic.

  Education

  Jan 2, 2023
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• Winnipeg singer-songwriter inspired by Order of Canada motto

  Steve Bell, 62, was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada Dec. 29, after four decades and 20 solo albums as a folk and Christian musician.

  Entertainment

  Jan 2, 2023