Dominion Day
Britishnoun
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A few months after the 1982 law was passed, a bill changed the name of Dominion Day to Canada Day.
From Time • Jun. 30, 2017
So that's why Canada Day was originally known as "Dominion Day" when the July 1 national holiday was established in 1879.
From Time • Jun. 30, 2017
It mattered not that H. R. H. was in fact too hoarse with a cold to speak or even attend the Dominion Day dinner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Monck, Lord, and the first Dominion Cabinet, 76-7; and the first Dominion Day honours, 77-8.
From The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion by Pope, Joseph, Sir
By common consent the Plainville stores remained open on Dominion Day until eleven in the forenoon, when they closed to enable the proprietors and their staffs to enjoy the day’s celebration.
From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.
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