Noroozi receives prestigious Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers

Published: 17 December 2021

On December 13th at a ceremony hosted by the Canadian Governor General’s Office in Ottawa, Ebrahim (Eby) Noroozi, MSc'78 (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry), was presented with The Sovereign...

Experts: Inuk leader Mary Simon named Canada's 1st Indigenous governor general

Published: 9 July 2021

Inuk leader Mary Simon has been chosen as the next governor general — the first Indigenous person ever to be appointed as the Queen's representative in Canada. During a news conference at the...

Experts: Julie Payette stepping down as governor general

Published: 1 February 2021

Governor General Julie Payette and her secretary, Assunta di Lorenzo, are resigning after an outside workplace review of Rideau Hall found that the pair presided over a toxic work environment. Last...

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