CBC NEWS MARKS THE INSTALLATION OF MARY SIMON, THE FIRST INDIGENOUS GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA

CBC News will provide live, commercial-free coverage of the ceremony across all platforms 

on Monday, July 26 in English and Inuktitut

CBC News today announced that full coverage of the installation of Governor General Mary Simon, Canada’s 30th and the first Indigenous person to serve in this role, will be simultaneously interpreted in Inuktitut on the free CBC Gem streaming service, CBCNews.ca, and on Facebook @CBCnorth (English and Inuktitut streams) and @CBCnunavut  (Inuktitut stream).

The CBC News special will be live and commercial-free on all CBC platforms, and hosted by chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton, on CBC TV,  CBC News Network, CBC Gem, and CBCNews.ca. This first-ever CBC News simulcast in English and Inuktitut, will take audiences inside the VIP arrivals and intimate ceremony in Ottawa, and into Mary Simon’s hometown of Kuujjuaq, Quebec, for the community’s reaction to this historic appointment.

An audio special will be hosted by Nil Köksal and Juanita Taylor on CBC Radio One and CBC Listen. The swearing-in ceremony will also be covered in eight Indigenous languages across multiple CBC radio stations.

How to watch, stream and listen:

Monday July 26, 2021

CBC NEWS SPECIAL:  INSTALLATION OF THE 30TH GOVERNOR GENERAL MARY SIMON

• CBC TV: 11 am ET (12:30 NT, 12 AT, 10 CT, 9 MT, 8 PT), 90 minutes
• CBC News Network, CBC Gem, CBCNews.ca and Facebook @CBCnorth (English and Inuktitut streams) @CBCnunavut (Inuktitut stream): 10 am ET (11:30 NT, 11 AT, 9 CT, 8 MT, 7 PT), 3 hours
• CBC Radio One & CBC Listen: 11 am ET (12:30 NT, 12 AT, 10 CT, 9 MT, 8 PT), 90 minutes

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For more information, please contact:

Frances Bedford, CBC PR

frances.bedford@cbc.ca

416-205-7673