Mary Simon

The toll of bells, crescendo of bagpipes and echo of drums abruptly gave way to sombre silence early on Monday, September 19, 2022, morning as state funeral proceedings for Queen Elizabeth got underway at historic Westminster Abbey.

Mourners assembled outside Westminster Abbey stood in respectful silence on Monday, September 19, 2022, as Queen Elizabeth's coffin was carried out of the historic church at the end of her official state funeral.

Canada is sending a handful of celebrities alongside its official delegation to the queen's state funeral on Monday, September 19, 2022, in London, England.

Canada will have a “prominent” role in the lying-in-state and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom says, as preparations in London shift into high gear with one week to go before the ceremony.

King Charles III becomes King of Canada amid artillery salute, heraldic trumpets

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, the British monarch's representative in Canada, said in a televised statement on Thursday, September 8, 2022, evening that the late Queen was fond of Canada and considered this country to be her "second home."

Pope Francis is set to begin his second day of events in Quebec’s capital city as part of his tour that he has called a pilgrimage of penance.

George Arcand Jr. says it was a humbling experience to welcome Pope Francis to Canada as the Treaty 6 Grand Chief encouraged the leader of the Roman Catholic Church to join a path of healing by speaking with survivors of residential schools.

A Leger poll for the Association of Canadian Studies found that 56 per cent of respondents did not agree with swearing allegiance to the Queen.

An unmarked burial ground at the former Kamloops, B.C. residential school set off a reckoning for Canadians about their country's history and relations with Indigenous Peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, May 23, 2022.

A memorial to mark the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the detection of an unmarked burial site at the former residential school at Kamloops, B.C. starts early on Monday, May 23, 2022, with a ceremony at sunrise and concludes with a closing evening prayer.

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, began a three-day Canadian tour on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in St. John’s, N.L., where the prince shared his views on reconciliation with Indigenous people before the couple took part in an emotional healing ceremony.

Mary Simon faced some tough questions in three languages on Monday, May 9, 2022, from students at the Jaanimmarik School in Kuujjuaq, a community in northern Quebec.