"Canada Day? Yay!"

Published June 29, 2005

Ottawa shuts down on July 1, as people take off work to celebrate Canada's 138th birthday. Most of downtown is packed with pedestrians and revelers, but events are spread out all over the city.

The city of Ottawa is sponsoring events at four major locations:

Parliament Hill is the sight of the Flag-Raising Ceremony at 9:30 a.m. The Skyhawks perform aerial maneuvers at 11:30, there is...