The Canadian Thanksgiving is an annual harvest festival that is celebrated on the second Monday in October, to mark the harvest and blessings of the past year. In January 1957, the Governor General of Canada, proclaimed the second Monday in October as a day of general Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest that…

Yellowknife is a city located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is the largest community and capital of the Northwest Territory, with an estimated population of over 20,300 people as per census numbers from 2021. The Yellowknife settlement was founded in 1934 and is the traditional home of the Yellowknives Dene (the Dene tribe are…

The Toronto Caribbean Carnival, also known as Caribana, is a celebration of Caribbean culture held every summer in Toronto, Canada. This pan-Caribbean event is North America’s largest street festival, reportedly gathering around 1.3 million people for its final parade. The event starts in July and spans several weeks of activities leading up to the grand…

Today, Canadians across the country are coming together to celebrate Canada Day, the National Day of Canada. This federal holiday commemorates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation. On July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, the three separate provinces of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were…