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Happy Canada Day! Bonne fête du Canada!
Canada is exactly 159 years old today - better and stronger than ever.
Our huge country from space: #radarsat@csa_asc
On this day in 1876, Harriet Brooks was born in Exeter, Ontario.
As a nuclear physicist, she discovered atomic recoil, and was one of the first persons to discover radon.
📸 McCord Museum
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Happy birthday to Bret Hart, born on this day in 1957 in Calgary!
One of the most famous professional wrestlers ever, he held 32 championship titles in five decades from the 1970s to 2010s. He is the first wrestler to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame three times.
📸 CBC
On this day in 1988, Vibert Douglas died.
Born in Montreal in 1894, she was one of Canada's most prominent astronomers and astrophysicists. She was the Dean of Women at Queen's University from 1939 to 1964. A crater on Venus and an asteroid are named for her.
📸 Queen's U.
Happy birthday to Joe Thornton, born on this day in 1979 in London, Ontario!
In his Hall of Fame career, he won the Art Ross and Hart Trophy and played in six All-Star Games. In 1,714 games, he recorded 430 goals and 1,539 points.
📸 Mike Stobe
I wish Canada, Prime Minister @MarkJCarney, and all Canadians a Happy Canada Day. Ukraine joins you in celebrating this day. We appreciate Canada’s leadership in helping us protect the lives of our people across many domains: defense assistance, pioneering work on sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet and financial sector, diplomatic advocacy, and much more. We are grateful that we can count on your continued support in all these areas. Thank you, Canada!
Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦
With millions of Canadians with Scottish roots, the bond between Scotland and Canada remains as strong as ever.
Wishing a wonderful Canada Day to all Canadians at home and around the world!