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TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fireworks display to conclude Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fireworks display to conclude Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS In this multiple image exposure, fireworks display to conclude Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS In this multiple image exposure, fireworks display to conclude Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fireworks display during the Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fireworks display during the Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fireworks display during the Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fireworks display during the Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
DAN HARPER PHOTO Over 3,600 people gathered this moring at Portage and Main to create a living maple leaf.
DAN HARPER PHOTO Over 3,600 people gathered this moring at Portage and Main to create a living maple leaf.
JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS A closer shot of the Winnipeggers who got together today to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday by forming a
JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS A closer shot of the Winnipeggers who got together today to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday by forming a "Living Leaf" at the historic downtown intersection of Portage and Main.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Gil Tetreault gets in the spirit of things at the attempt to create the largest living flag at Portage & Main Saturday morning.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Gil Tetreault gets in the spirit of things at the attempt to create the largest living flag at Portage & Main Saturday morning.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Candy Tang and Wanruanru Li put on some temporary Canada Day tattoos.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Candy Tang and Wanruanru Li put on some temporary Canada Day tattoos.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Marcel Lelond and 6 year old Max Lelond eagerly await.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Marcel Lelond and 6 year old Max Lelond eagerly await.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Claudette Delorme and Lorraine Kahler get ready to take part in the maple leaf with the help of a little morning boost of coffee.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Claudette Delorme and Lorraine Kahler get ready to take part in the maple leaf with the help of a little morning boost of coffee.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS 3,600 proud Winnipeggers joined together bright and early at Portage & Main to create a human flag celebrating Canada Day.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS 3,600 proud Winnipeggers joined together bright and early at Portage & Main to create a human flag celebrating Canada Day.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Street artists transform an entire alley in Osborne Village on Canada Day. The largest street art jam ever took place in Osborne Village today. Twenty-five street artists painted on two blocks worth of building backsides, power pedestals and garbage bins between River Avenue and Stradbrook Avenue (on the east side of Osborne street).
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Street artists transform an entire alley in Osborne Village on Canada Day. The largest street art jam ever took place in Osborne Village today. Twenty-five street artists painted on two blocks worth of building backsides, power pedestals and garbage bins between River Avenue and Stradbrook Avenue (on the east side of Osborne street).
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Protestors took over the steps at the Manitoba Legislature Saturday afternoon.
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Protestors took over the steps at the Manitoba Legislature Saturday afternoon.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Mariachi Ghost performs on the Port Stage during Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Mariachi Ghost performs on the Port Stage during Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Mariachi Ghost performs on the Port Stage during Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Mariachi Ghost performs on the Port Stage during Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Sierra Noble performs during Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Sierra Noble performs during Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Whitehorse performs during Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Whitehorse performs during Canada Day and Canada 150 celebrations at The Forks.
GRAHAM HUGHES / THE CANADIAN PRESS Two girls smile as they watch the annual Canada Day parade in Montreal.
GRAHAM HUGHES / THE CANADIAN PRESS Two girls smile as they watch the annual Canada Day parade in Montreal.
GRAHAM HUGHES / THE CANADIAN PRESS Police hold back demonstraters during a protest in Montreal, Saturday, July 1, 2017.
GRAHAM HUGHES / THE CANADIAN PRESS Police hold back demonstraters during a protest in Montreal, Saturday, July 1, 2017.
SEAN KILPATRICK THE CANADIAN PRESS Two people stand outside in the rain on Parliament Hill during Canada 150 celebrations.
SEAN KILPATRICK THE CANADIAN PRESS Two people stand outside in the rain on Parliament Hill during Canada 150 celebrations.
ADRIAN WYLD / THE CANADIAN PRESS Prince Charles inspects the Ceremonial Guard in Ottawa.
ADRIAN WYLD / THE CANADIAN PRESS Prince Charles inspects the Ceremonial Guard in Ottawa.
SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS U2's The Edge and Bono perform during Canada 150 celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS U2's The Edge and Bono perform during Canada 150 celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada's newest astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Sidey acknowledge the crowd during Canada 150 celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada's newest astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Sidey acknowledge the crowd during Canada 150 celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
JUSTIN TANG / THE CANADIAN PRESS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the Canada Day noon hour show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
JUSTIN TANG / THE CANADIAN PRESS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the Canada Day noon hour show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS A young girl waves a Canadian flag while being carried through the crowd during Canada Day celebrations in Vancouver, B.C.
DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS A young girl waves a Canadian flag while being carried through the crowd during Canada Day celebrations in Vancouver, B.C.
DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS People stop to look at a 140 metre by 70 metre Canadian flag that was laid on a sports field at Stanley Park for Canada Day in Vancouver, B.C.
DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS People stop to look at a 140 metre by 70 metre Canadian flag that was laid on a sports field at Stanley Park for Canada Day in Vancouver, B.C.

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