
Ottawa set to host Canada Day celebration with Prince Edward, PM Carney
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s Canada Day ceremony will be getting the royal treatment today, with Prince Edward set to make a speech during a noon event at LeBreton Flats Park.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is also expected to speak at the event on what is his first Canada Day since taking office in March.
Canada Day this year coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag and the 45th anniversary of the official adoption of O Canada as the national anthem.
The noon ceremony in Ottawa will also mark the 45th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope.