Long Weekend

• ‘A no-brainer’: Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day

  Some startup companies say they're calling Monday a wash and giving staff a paid day off in order to smooth out the mid-week quirk and create a long weekend.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 28, 2025
  
• What’s open and closed this civic holiday in London, Ont.

  Another long weekend is just around the corner, and businesses and services in London, Ont., have begun updating their holiday hours for the civic holiday weekend.

  Entertainment

  Aug 2, 2024
  
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• Heritage Park celebrates 60 years and Canada Day

  Calgary's Heritage Park marked not one, but two big birthdays Monday, celebrating 60 years in the community and the 157th Canada Day.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2024
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• Canadians kick-off gardening season on May long weekend as food prices soar

  Gardening has seen a hike in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say, as Canadians look for ways to combat the rising cost of food. 

  Canada

  May 19, 2024
• Be prepared, reduce injury risk this long weekend: B.C. Search and Rescue

  ‘We want to keep search and rescue task numbers as low as possible and reduce the severity of any tasks that do happen,’ said BCSAR.

  Canada

  May 16, 2024
• BC Ferries lays out roadmap for better reliability ahead of ‘busiest summer ever’

  The company is projecting the 2024 summer will be its busiest travel season ever, carrying an anticipated 8 million passengers and 3.2 million vehicles between June and September.

  Politics

  May 15, 2024
• Easter long weekend to bring the usual closures to Guelph

  Most retail stores including LCBO and Beer Store locations as well as banks and government offices will be closed both Friday and Sunday.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2024
• Heavy traffic on BC Ferries with more than 350K passengers expected over long weekend

  The ferry company has added 26 sailings on the key route between Swartz Bay in Victoria and Tsawwassen in the Lower Mainland over the Family Day weekend.

  Traffic

  Feb 16, 2024
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• Gas prices in Saskatchewan ‘very sticky’ going into Thanksgiving weekend

  Experts weigh in on the gas prices in Saskatchewan heading into the Thanksgiving long weekend.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2023
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• OPP report 6 deaths, more than 10K charges over long weekend

  Provincial police say they responded to a number of fatal incidents over the long weekend while more than 10,000 traffic/marine-related charges were laid.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2023