COVID-19 Reshapes Canada Day Celebrations From Big Parties to Online Shows

COVID-19 Reshapes Canada Day Celebrations From Big Parties to Online Shows
The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in a file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—Large celebrations were replaced in many parts of the nation with backyard gatherings and digital events as Canadians marked a Canada Day unlike any other in the country’s 153-year history.

It has been almost four months since governments ordered businesses closed and urged Canadians to stay home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus with restrictions only recently being eased.