Dossier
Canada Day
Coverage of Canada Day in the Nexus archive.
- Today in History: July 1, Dominion of Canada is formed
On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain under the British North America Act. The holiday was previously called Dominion Day until 1982, when it was renamed Canada Day.
- ‘Just in time for Canada Day’: Spacewalking astronauts repair space station’s huge Canadarm2
Astronauts conducted a spacewalk to repair the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the space station, just in time for Canada Day.