{"id":3283,"date":"2013-06-30T11:28:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T11:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ididgo.com\/?p=3283"},"modified":"2013-06-30T11:28:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T11:28:54","slug":"celebrating-canada-day-all-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ididgo.com\/?p=3283","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Canada day all around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from<strong> CBC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Canadians from coast to coast to coast and beyond will help mark the country&#8217;s 146th birthday on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Events in Ottawa get underway at 9 a.m. ET and run until 10 p.m., with live music by Metric, Carly Rae Jepsen, and a special performance by Cmdr. Chris Hadfield and Ed Robertson.<\/p>\n<p>CBC News will cover the celebrations in the capital live, beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET on CBC-TV, CBC News Network and CBCNews.ca.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrations are also being held in London&#8217;s Trafalgar Square, which CBC News Network will carry live starting at 6 a.m. ET. Canada Day in the British capital will feature live music by The Tragically Hip, The Sheepdogs, Arkells, Jann Arden and Northern Cree.<\/p>\n<p>Other festivities set to take place across Canada include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vancouver&#8217;s Canada Place will host festivities beginning at 10 a.m. PT, with a parade at 7 p.m. and a fireworks show at 10:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>In Calgary, celebrations start at 10 a.m. MT, with some events relocated to Shaw Millennium Park because of flood recovery efforts in the city.<\/li>\n<li>Edmontonians will be treated to a fireworks show over the city&#8217;s river valley parks and the North Saskatchewan River at 11 p.m. MT.<\/li>\n<li>In Regina, the Royal Canadian Artillery will kick off the festivities in Wascana Park at noon CT with a 21-round gun salute, and The Trews will cap off an afternoon of musical performances at 8:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>In Winnipeg, the entertainment begins at the Forks at 1 p.m. CT. In the evening, local indie band Imaginary Cities will team up with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra for a performance that will lead into a fireworks show at 11 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>In Toronto at Mel Lastman Square, a concert and fireworks display will be held beginning at 5 p.m. ET.<\/li>\n<li>The Old Port of Montreal will host a fireworks display at 10:15 p.m. ET, following a day of musical performances that begins at 11 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>In Quebec City, Canada Day celebrations will take place on the Plains of Abraham, with games, shows, and fireworks later in the evening.<\/li>\n<li>In Moncton, celebrations get underway with a bike ride at 11 a.m. AT, followed by a concert headlined by Colin James at Main Street and Riverfront Park, and a fireworks display at 10 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>In Dartmouth, N.S., live music by Skratch Bastid, Paper Lions, Gloryhound, The Elwins and Tokyo Police Club will begin at 5 p.m. at Alderney Landing, with a fireworks show over Halifax harbour set for 10 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Charlottetown&#8217;s Victoria Park will host events beginning at noon AT, with live music and a fireworks show at 10 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>In Yellowknife, Somba K&#8217;e Civic Plaza will host celebrations between 12:30 MT and 4 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>In Iqaluit, festivities begin with a pancake breakfast and flea market, then a Canada Day Parade.<\/li>\n<li>In St. John&#8217;s, Canada Day will start with a sunrise ceremony at 6 a.m. NT at Signal Hill National Historic Site, with afternoon celebrations beginning at noon on Confederation Hill and a fireworks display scheduled for 10 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Excerpt from CBC. Canadians from coast to coast to coast and beyond will help mark the country&#8217;s 146th birthday on Monday. Events in Ottawa get underway at 9 a.m. ET and run until 10 p.m., with live music by Metric, Carly Rae Jepsen, and a special performance by Cmdr. Chris Hadfield and Ed Robertson. 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