Julie Payette will be Canada's next governor general, sources say
The federal government is set to reveal Canada's next governor general on Thursday, July 13, 2017, with an announcement outside the doors of the Senate.
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Retired Canadian astronauts weigh in on gruelling recruitment process
Retired Canadian spaceman Bob Thirsk asks himself a couple of simple questions when sizing up people who tell him they want to become an astronaut.
Roberta Bondar marks 25 years since becoming Canada's first woman in space
On launch pad 39A, on Jan. 22, 1992, Roberta Bondar was strapped in aboard the Shuttle Discovery, waiting to become Canada’s first woman in space.