Canada Day
noun
: July 1 observed as a legal holiday in commemoration of the proclamation of dominion status in 1867
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The Monday after their father, Alain, died in a swimming pool accident at a backyard barbecue over the Canada Day long weekend, Michael and Alexander Hage showed up to the gym to work out.
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Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 4 Apr. 2024
Drake took to Instagram on Monday (July 1) to celebrate Canada Day with a carousel of pictures.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 2 July 2024
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousands of passengers over the Canada Day long weekend.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
Thousands of Canadians expecting to celebrate Canada Day by traveling over the three-day weekend had their plans upended.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 4 Apr. 2024
Drake took to Instagram on Monday (July 1) to celebrate Canada Day with a carousel of pictures.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 2 July 2024
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousands of passengers over the Canada Day long weekend.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
Thousands of Canadians expecting to celebrate Canada Day by traveling over the three-day weekend had their plans upended.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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“Canada Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Canada%20Day. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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