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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is set to visit Greenland, Denmark and Norway this week. On Monday, Simon will travel to Norway, where she will take part in the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromso and later meet with Norway\u2019s King Harald in Oslo. Later in the week, the Governor General will head to Denmark, where she will meet King Frederik and the country\u2019s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, in Copenhagen. Canada’s first Indigenous governor general will then head to Greenland to meet Jens\u2011Frederik Nielsen, prime minister of the semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. While in Greenland, Simon will attend the opening of the first Canadian consulate in Nuuk, the island\u2019s capital. Simon\u2019s office says the trip to Norway is aimed at highlighting Canada\u2019s commitment to Arctic collaboration and the role… <\/p>\n

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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is set to visit Greenland, Denmark and Norway this week. On Monday, Simon will travel to Norway, where she will take part in the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromso and later meet with Norway\u2019s King Harald in Oslo. Later in the week, the Governor General will head to Denmark, where she will meet King Frederik and the country\u2019s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, in Copenhagen. Canada’s first Indigenous governor general will then head to Greenland to meet Jens\u2011Frederik Nielsen, prime minister of the semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. While in Greenland, Simon will attend the opening of the first Canadian consulate in Nuuk, the island\u2019s capital. Simon\u2019s office says the trip to Norway is aimed at highlighting Canada\u2019s commitment to Arctic collaboration and the role... <\/p>\n

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