Canada Day
noun
: July 1 observed as a legal holiday in commemoration of the proclamation of dominion status in 1867
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Trafalgar Square is fenced off for a Canada Day concert (the songs feature cowboys and blue jeans).
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R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The season’s most important series, once again When the New York Yankees travelled to Toronto for Canada Day, the four games sat as the biggest series of the season to that point.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Luring a lost generation Former police officer Harb Gill, fresh from the Canada Day parade, has been a Member of Parliament from Windsor West since April.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025
On Canada Day, a couple from Texas wandered into the bar and showed their solidarity by trying every Canadian rye on the shelf.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
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R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The season’s most important series, once again When the New York Yankees travelled to Toronto for Canada Day, the four games sat as the biggest series of the season to that point.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Luring a lost generation Former police officer Harb Gill, fresh from the Canada Day parade, has been a Member of Parliament from Windsor West since April.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025
On Canada Day, a couple from Texas wandered into the bar and showed their solidarity by trying every Canadian rye on the shelf.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Canada Day
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“Canada Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Canada%20Day. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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