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« My iPhone Adventure | Main | Aways Be Cobbling » July 1, 2007Happy Canada DayToday is Canada Day - 140 years ago today, Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is Canada's national holiday, marking the establishment of Canada as a Dominion on July 1, 1867. It is a federal holiday celebrated on July 1, annually by all provincial governments and most businesses across the country. (When you're marrying a Canadian, these things tend to make your calendar.) UPDATE, July 3, 2007: Richard wrote me with a correction: Your post about Canada Day contains a technical error. Canada did not become an independent country (from Great Britain) until 1982. The 1867 date represents the combination of four British colonies into one "dominion" (a.k.a., "the territory of a sovereign or government"). Yikes. My bad. Posted by Gavin Shearer at July 1, 2007 1:42 PM. Posted to Misc. |