Order of Canada
Britishnoun
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In 2018, Entwistle was appointed to the Order of Canada, and in 2003 he was given the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and in 2012 he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The new Canadian prime minister told the King that his Order of Canada pin had broken this morning.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
The governor general at the time awarded the Order of Canada, a top civilian honor that recognizes outstanding achievement and service to the nation, to Peter Savaryn, who was praised for promoting multiculturalism in Canada.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2023
In 1985, Mr. Moriyama was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
Newman was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1978 and promoted to the rank of companion in 1990, recognized as a “chronicler of our past and interpreter of our present.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
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