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Although there were renewed calls to introduce Family Day in BC between 2007 and 2011, it was opposed by the BC Chamber of Commerce and the government of Gordon Campbell. [16] [17] On January 10, 2011, while running for the leadership of the BC Liberal Party, Christy Clark proposed establishing a Family Day holiday on the third Monday of February.
The 2024 British Columbia general election is held. [104] After vote counting completed on October 28, New Democrats win a slim majority. October 20 – Marie-Léonie Paradis is canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis. [105] October 21 The 2024 New Brunswick general election is held, resulting in a Liberal majority ...
2024 Alberta New Democratic Party leadership election; Municipal by-election in 100 Mile House, British Columbia; June 23: Municipal by-election in District 6, Sainte-Sabine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec; June 24: 2024 Toronto—St. Paul's federal by-election; Municipal by-election in Chestermere, Alberta (mayor and five councillors) [31]
Festivals in Northern Alberta; Festival Place Time Remarks Eaglesham July 1st. Celebration: Eaglesham Park, Eaglesham Alberta: July 1: Family event in the Peace River Region Reel Shorts Film Festival: Grande Prairie: May: International festival of short films North Country Fair: Slave Lake: June: Astral Harvest Music Festival: Slave Lake: July ...
Family Day is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, Namibia, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; in the American states of Arizona and Nevada; and as the second day of Songkran in Thailand.
The Perth Cup is a Perth Racing Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race run under quality handicap conditions over a distance of 2,400 metres (1.5 mi) at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia in January, usually on New Year's Day. The total prize money is $1,000,000.
In 1956, Polo Park Racetrack was closed and the race was moved to Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta. In 2019, the race moved to its present location at the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino south of Edmonton. [3] The Canadian Derby was contested at 1 mile from 1930 to 1933, 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles from 1934 to 1956, and 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 miles from 1957 ...
In 2015, the NDP were elected to government for the first time in Alberta's history. The NDP had Alberta's only one term government thus far. In 2019 the newly formed United Conservative Party formed the government. From 1905 to 1956, Alberta elections used a combination of single-member and multi-member districts.