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Civic Holiday (French: congé civique) is a public holiday in Canada celebrated on the first Monday in August. [1]Though the first Monday of August is celebrated in most of Canada as a public holiday, [2] it is only officially known as "Civic Holiday" in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, where it is a territorial statutory holiday.
An optional holiday in the Atlantic provinces of Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. [20] In New Brunswick, included under the Days of Rest Act. November 11: Remembrance Day: Jour du Souvenir: Commemorates Canada's war dead. Anniversary of the armistice ending World War I in 1918.
The Queen's birthday was officially designated as a public holiday by legislation passed in 1845, transforming the date from a military event to a civilian holiday [1] [2] [6] and making it Canada's now-oldest official holiday. [7] Crowds gather outside Government House in Toronto, Canada West (now Ontario), on Victoria Day, 1854
The winning Melissa Adams rink represented New Brunswick at the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alberta where they finished eighth in Pool B with a 2–6 record. The event was held in a triple knockout for the first time.
Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan: Date: Third Monday in February: 2024 date: February 19 () 2025 date: February 17 () 2026 date: February 16 () 2027 date: February 15 () Frequency: annual
Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in most of Canada, and an optional holiday in the Atlantic provinces of Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. [7] [8] Companies that are regulated by the federal government, such as those in the telecommunications and banking sectors, recognize the holiday everywhere.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (sometimes shortened to T&R Day) (NDTR; French: Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation), originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day (French: Jour du chandail orange), [1] is a Canadian day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system. [2]
The 2024 New Brunswick Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for New Brunswick, was held from January 31 to February 3 at the Miramichi Curling Club in Miramichi, New Brunswick. [1] The winning James Grattan rink represented New Brunswick at the 2024 Montana's Brier in Regina , Saskatchewan .