Order Of Canada

• Okanagan businessman appointed to Order of Canada

  Barry Lapointe founded KF Aerospace in 1970, which was then known as Kelowna Flightcraft.

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  Jun 29
  
• B.C. LGBTQ2 activist who fought the government and won inducted to Order of Canada

  Janine Fuller helped lead a successful fight against the Canadian government over LGBTQ2 books seized by customs agents on allegations they were "obscene."

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  Jun 27
  
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• Several Peterborough-area connections among Order of Canada recipients

  Among the 83 appointments to the Order of Canada in 2024 will include individuals with ties to the Peterborough area including Rosemary Ganley, William A. Fox and Mark Cameron.

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  Jun 27
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• Regina man inducted into Order of Canada for creating Cree language studies degree

  'My greatest accomplishment in the last 40 years has been to bring back our traditional stories amongst our people and tell those stories in the language,' Solomon Ratt said. 

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  Jun 27
• Avril Lavigne, Stephen Poloz among those inducted into Order of Canada

  Avril Lavigne joins a list of 83 inductees into the Order of Canada, which is considered one of the country's highest honours and are appointed by the governor general.

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  Jun 27
• Multiple Manitoba connections among Order of Canada recipients

  This year's list of recipients of Canada's top honour includes some notable names with Manitoba connections.

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  Jun 27
• 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.

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  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.

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  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