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The AFL–CIO declared a day of mourning in 1989 and a "workers' Memorial Day" is observed in over 100 countries. In December 1990, this day became a national observance in Canada with the passing of the Workers Mourning Day Act, so that on April 28, 1991, it was officially the National Day of Mourning for persons killed or injured in the ...
The City of Toronto lists the artists as "Ferguson/Pomphrey", [5] which were an architectural firm located at 282 St. Clements Ave. in north Toronto. Their design was selected from among 50 designed submitted after City Council's request to replace a temporary wooden structure that had been used each Remembrance Day since 1919.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange will be closed Jan. 9 in accordance with the national day of mourning. The Nasdaq said it would be closing trading of all U.S. equities and options that day ...
In Nova Scotia, addressed in the Remembrance Day Act, which prohibits employers from allowing employees to work and prohibits employees from working with exceptions for required services. [21] Employers have the option of giving Remembrance Day or an alternate day off. Not a statutory holiday in Quebec and Ontario. December 26: Boxing Day
The north section of Queen's Park is the 'saluting station' for the Province of Ontario. Gun salutes are conducted here to mark special occasions including Victoria Day (fired at 1200 EDT), Canada Day (fired at 1200 EDT), and Remembrance Day (fired at 1102 EST). Other salutes are also conducted here throughout the year as dictated by protocol.
Thanksgiving (French: Action de grâce) or Thanksgiving Day (French: Jour de l'Action de grâce), is an annual Canadian holiday held on the second Monday in October. [1] Outside the country, it may be referred to as Canadian Thanksgiving to distinguish it from the American holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions .
The South African War Memorial is a memorial located at University Avenue and Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.. Commissioned in 1910, largely as the result of the efforts of James Mason, and designed by Walter Seymour Allward to commemorate Canada's participation in the Second Boer War, it consists of three bronze figures at the base of a granite column.
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