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Canada Day

American  

noun

  1. a Canadian national holiday celebrated on July 1, in commemoration of the formation of the Dominion on July 1, 1867.


Canada Day British  

noun

  1. Former name: Dominion Day.  (in Canada) July 1, the anniversary of the day in 1867 when Canada became the first British colony to receive dominion status: a bank holiday

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"We have Canada Day and Thanksgiving celebrations so we will make Newfoundland food - Jiggs Dinner - for them," says Ms Casey.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2023

The two were seen together publicly at Canada Day events in Ottawa last month.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Canada Day celebrates the anniversary of the country’s confederation.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

While people involved in February’s action promised to renew their protest on Canada Day, they were vastly outnumbered by police officers and families making their way to the first official celebrations since 2019.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2022

Multiple cities scrapped Canada Day celebrations on July 1 after the discovery of hundreds of children's remains, and the government has ordered all federal buildings to fly the flag at half mast since May 30.

From Reuters • Sep. 30, 2021

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