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Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario’s new lieutenant-governor is set to officially begin her new position today, with an installation ceremony full of pomp and procedure. Edith Dumont will become the province’s 30th lieutenant-governor and the first francophone to hold the office. Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell …

Manitoba’s vice-regal representative was at Buckingham Palace in London Thursday for an audience with King Charles III. Anita Neville, who has served in the constitutional and ceremonial role since last October, is in the U.K. along with her Alberta counterpart, Salma Lakhani, where both had official audiences with the Canadian …

David Onley, who emerged as a champion of disability rights both during and after his stint as Ontario’s 28th lieutenant-governor, has died. He was 72. Word of his death came in a Saturday evening statement from Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the current holder of Ontario’s viceregal office and Onley’s successor in …

Tributes poured in on Saturday and Sunday for David Onley, who served as lieutenant-governor of Ontario and worked as a broadcaster. On Saturday evening, lieutenant-governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the current holder of Ontario’s viceregal office and Onley’s successor in the role, announced he had died. “While in office, his commitment to …