Concerts, Speeches, Fireworks on Tap to Mark Canada Day in Nationwide Festivities

Concerts, Speeches, Fireworks on Tap to Mark Canada Day in Nationwide Festivities
People watch as fireworks explode over LeBreton Flats area during Canada Day celebrations in downtown Ottawa, on July 1, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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The Maple Leaf is flying on every lamppost, flagpole and patio in downtown Ottawa as the national capital joins other cities in welcoming thousands of revellers for Canada Day.

A number of city streets are closed around Parliament Hill and the LeBreton Flats Park, where the stage for this year’s main ceremony is set up.