Canada Day News

Collingwood's executive director of public works is hoping the re-development of both First Street and downtown Collingwood is complete by July 1. "It's lofty," said Ed Houghton, executive director of public works.

The Raft River Rock Hounds will be having their meeting on March 18, 7 p.m. at the Evergreen Acres meeting room.

New Canadian citizen Yemi Oke laughs and smiles as his daughter Toluloye waves a Canadian flag, following the Citizenship and Immigration Ceremony, on the nation's 142nd birthday, Canada Day at Downsview Park in Toronto, on July 1, 2009.

Two city men were fortunate to escape a Canada Day brawl with their health, and no jail time.

The Canada Day parade will have its route reversed this year in an attempt to stop the front end from hitting the back end as it has continued to see record numbers of entries in recent years.

Several years ago I tried to get people interested in a project of "Fly Your Own Flag." The idea was to get people interested in the project and show pride in our community and country.

The City of Kingston and His Worship Mayor Harvey Rosen are calling for Nominations for the 2010 Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism and the 2010 First Capital Distinguished Citizen/Honourable Achievement Awards.

Governor-General Michaelle Jean, watching the women's luge competition at the Vancouver Games this week, might be replaced on July 1. There's a rough script being written in the Prime Minister's Office on how Stephen Harper will crown Canada's next Governor-General. The plan, according to one informed source that the PMO didn't dismiss as ...

The Douglas J. Tarry Sports Complex is the new home of St. Thomas's Canada Day fireworks display.

Nicholas Trudel, 21, of Grand Bay-Westfield received an absolute discharge after pleading guilty in Hampton provincial court on Tuesday to stealing a pint of vodka from the liquor store at the Welsford Irving on July 1. Crown prosecutor Kelly Winchester said Trudel was a former employee of the liquor store he stole from.

Quebec will no longer receive the lion's share of funding from a federal program promoting Canada Day festivities as a result of an overhaul that would eliminate-millions of dollars in administrative costs, Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore said Wednesday.

Barb Shakell-Barkey says it would be a tragedy not to have a Canada Day celebration in Orillia.

The settling of Grise Fiord, one of the most shameful events in Canadian history, was back in the news last week.

The Queen will visit Canada from June 28 to July 6 and will be in Ottawa for Canada Day.

The Moose Jaw Canada Day committee will hold its annual general meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Joey's Only.

A new Canadian holds a flag as they attend a citizenship ceremony during Canada Day celebrations at Prince's Island on July 1, 2009.

To stopping something. To our brave war veterans. In Canada, this is called Remembrance Day.

The following story first appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on July 8, 2006: Three young men who found themselves at the centre of a national controversy after being photographed urinating on the National War Memorial on Canada Day have apologized to "veterans and all Canadians" for their actions that night.

Golden Spike Days organizers are soldiering ahead - with a little help from the navy - as they plan the 2010 Canada Day festivities.

Norma Jean Mooswa is led into a Battleford courthouse in this 2004 file photo. Photograph by: Greg Pender, StarPhoenix files A Saskatchewan woman whose drunk driving cost six people their lives in a Canada Day highway crash more than five years ago was turned down Monday by the National Parole Board when she applied for unescorted temporary ...