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Likewise, Ontario University Athletics has a long-established tradition to play university football on Labour Day. There is an annual Labour Day parade in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland. The centennial anniversary in 2020 was replaced with an online ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [5] [6] In Ontario, Labour Day is a public ...
1894 – Labour Day is made a federal public holiday. [6] 1894 - Nationalist Party, BC's first labour party, founded. Its name arises from its pro-nationalization (public ownership) platform. It elected an MLA in the 1894 and 1898 provincial elections - Robert Macpherson. [7] Also elected an MP in 1896 - George Ritchie Maxwell.
The 18-day event consists of a mix of live entertainment, agricultural displays, exhibits, a large carnival midway with many rides, games and food, casino, sports events and shopping areas. The Canadian International Air Show on Labour Day weekend has been a major feature of the fair since 1949, held over Lake Ontario just south of the CNE grounds.
The Labour Day Classic (French: Classique de la fête du travail, branded as OK Tire Labour Day Weekend for sponsorship reasons) is a week of the Canadian Football League (CFL) schedule played over the Labour Day weekend (which includes the first Monday in September). Labour Day weekend, roughly 12 or 13 weeks into the CFL season, is known for ...
Canada Day weekend; Canadian music K-Days (formerly Klondike Days) [25] Edmonton: Late July: Exhibition and fair: Edmonton Heritage Festival [26] Edmonton: Early August: Traditional dance, foods, and crafts Edmonton Latin Festival [27] Edmonton: Mid-August: Latin culture and music Edmonton Music & Speech Arts Festival [28] Edmonton: Mid-April ...
With the support of Labour Party aldermen on the Edmonton city council and the ETLC, the strike ended with success on 19 March. [22] In October 1918, the Edmonton Trades and Labour Council voted for a general sympathy strike with striking postal workers and the ongoing railway strike. Edmonton Grand Trunk Railway machinist E.J. Thompson stated:
The game has always been played in Calgary, with the exception of the years 1949, 1952, and 1953. A newer tradition formed later, the "Labour Day Rematch," in which Edmonton hosts Calgary the week after Labour Day. This game was first played in 1989 and has been held annually since 1992. In 1948 the Calgary Stampeders competed in their first ...
A Labour Day parade in Toronto, Ontario in the early 1900s. Labour Day (French: Fête du Travail) has been marked as a statutory public holiday in Canada on the first Monday in September since 1894. Its origins can be traced back to numerous local demonstrations and celebrations in earlier decades. [12]