Thanksgiving Weekend

• Record warm Thanksgiving weekend in some B.C. cities

  In Lytton, the province's most notorious hot spot, the temperature brushed against summer weather, when it reached 29.6 C, breaking an old record of 26.2 C set in 2022.

  Weather

  Oct 9, 2023
  
• ‘The need always increasing’: Call for blood donors over holiday weekend

  "The need is constant," a Canadian Blood Services reprehensive says. "We always say 'every minute of every day, someone in Canada needs blood.' That's not a slogan. That's a fact."

  Health

  Oct 8, 2022
  
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• Thanksgiving 2022: What’s open and closed in London, Ont.

  Thanksgiving long weekend is early this year and with it comes closures and revised hours of operation for most businesses across London, Ont.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2022
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• B.C.’s Kicking Horse Canyon to reopen for Thanksgiving weekend

  For Thanksgiving weekend, from noon on Friday, Oct. 7 to noon on Tuesday, Oct. 11, the otherwise closed portion of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Golden will open to travellers.

  Traffic

  Oct 5, 2022
• Thanksgiving weekend proves dangerous on Quebec roads, says SQ

  Police stepped up patrols during the holiday weekend from Oct. 8 to Oct. 11 and issued over 6,200 tickets. Of those, more than 4,100 were for speeding. 

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2021
• Londoners enjoy looser rules for second Thanksgiving amid the COVID-19 pandemic

  While the COVID pandemic is still around and things are far from what they used to be, this year's Thanksgiving offers a reason to feel more at ease around the dinner table.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2021
• COVID-19 vaccines and outdoors make for a safe Thanksgiving: MLHU

  The Middlesex-London Health Unit is issuing guidance on how to celebrate a safe Thanksgiving during the holiday's second occurrence amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2021
• Kingston prepares for second COVID-19 pandemic Thanksgiving weekend

  With COVID-19 cases remaining low and vaccinations rates continuing to climb, a Kingston infectious disease specialists says Thanksgiving does not have to be an isolated affair.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2021
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• What’s open — and what’s closed — in Peterborough during Thanksgiving weekend

  Most government offices, banks and municipal offices are closed on Thanksgiving Monday.

  Consumer

  Oct 9, 2020
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• Nova Scotia issues reminder on public health rules ahead of Thanksgiving

  The province says people can continue to gather in close social groups of up to 10 without physical distancing, although the group should be a consistent group. 

  Health

  Oct 5, 2020