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Canada Day has been called a few names in the past. It used to be known as Dominion Day, the First of July, Confederation Day and July the First. Canada wasn't born on July 1st, but the holiday celebrates the events that took place on this day. On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act created the Canadian federal government. More ... If you have the Internet, you have probably received an e-mail about the unusual date and time event that is coming up. At five minutes and six seconds after 4 a.m. on July 8th, the time and date will be 04:05:06 07/08/09; this will never happen again in our lifetime. More ... Whether it is called graduation, convocation or commencement, it is a time of leaving and new beginnings. There were many such ceremonies over the past couple of weeks, giving promise and hope to the dreams of another group of people starting the next leg of a lifelong journey of learning. More ... |
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