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Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada, [faɛ̯t dzy kanadɑ]), formerly known as Dominion Day (French: Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada.A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia ...
Autumn Peltier. Autumn Peltier (born September 27, 2004) is an Anishinaabe Indigenous rights advocate from the Wiikwemkong First Nation on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. She was named Chief Water Commissioner for the Anishinabek Nation in 2019. [1] In 2018, at the age of thirteen, Peltier addressed world leaders at the United Nations ...
B.C. roll – a type of sushi invented in Vancouver in 1974 by chef Hidekazu Tojo. [1] Beaver tails and touton – fried dough pastry that is sold in a variety of flavours. Butter tart – a filling of butter, sugar, syrup, and egg, baked in a pastry shell. Caesar (cocktail) – invented by Walter Chell in Calgary in 1969.
Motivational quotes can be helpful because life can be exhausting sometimes, and we have to do things that we don't like, says Dr. Daramus. “It's easy to do things that are exciting, like ...
The Bank of Canada released a commemorative $10 banknote for Canada's sesquicentennial, which was broadly available by Canada Day. [ 15 ] The Royal Canadian Mint held a national contest titled My Canada, My Inspiration [ 16 ] for the design of the reverses of each of five circulating coins of the Canadian dollar , which would be part of the ...
35 Happy Labor Day Quotes. Canva/Parade. 1. "Nothing will work unless you do." — Maya Angelou. 2. "The supreme accomplishment is to blur the lines between work and play." — Arnold J. Toynbee. 3.
Terry Fox. Terrance Stanley Fox CC OD (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, having had one leg amputated due to cancer, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to involve ...
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (sometimes shortened to T&R Day) (NDTR; French: Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation), originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day (French: Jour du chandail orange), [1] is a Canadian holiday to recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system.