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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.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 "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
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
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
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.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
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
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.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
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.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.
