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Canada Day

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Canada Day celebrations and protests as nation’s capital turns red, white

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Security tight in Ottawa as protesters arrive for Canada Day

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Ottawa holds first in-person Canada Day celebration in three years

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When Dominion Day became Canada Day, 1982

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Canada Day celebrations return in person after 3 years

Canada Day 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 where the four separate colonies of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single Dominion within the British Empire called Canada. Originally called Dominion Day, the holiday was renamed in 1982 when the Canadian Constitution was patriated by the Canada Act 1982. Canada Day celebrations take place throughout the country, as well as in various locations around the world attended by Canadians living abroad.
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    • In Indigenous communities