December 2020
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
International Human Rights Day is a day to commemorate the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration has inspired the creation of laws to protect human rights in Canada and around the world, and it remains relevant today. More information here
Find out more »Hanukkah begins
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is also known as the Festival of Lights. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. The festival is observed by lighting the candles of a…
Find out more »UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER DAY
The third Friday of December is Ugly Sweater Day. Ugly Sweater Day encourages people to wear ugly sweaters in public with pride for charity events. On this day, get in the holiday spirit and flaunt those ugly holiday sweaters (thanks, Grandma!) you have been too embarrassed to wear in public.
Find out more »BANK HOLIDAY
Since Boxing Day landed on a weekend this year, today is recognized as a stat holiday for federally regulated workers and banks across the country. Today is not a statutory holiday in Nova Scotia, it is a provincial stat holiday in Ontario only.
Find out more »January 2021
US INAUGURATION DAY
All eyes will be on the United States today as Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America. He will be sworn in at 2:00 PM AST Later in the evening, Tom Hanks will host a 90-minute primetime TV special celebrating Biden's inauguration that will air on all US networks. Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, John Legend, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Demi Lovato and Ant Clemons will offer remote performances. Lin-Manuel Miranda will "recite…
Find out more »FULL MOON (WOLF)
Full moon tonight, the Wolf moon. A Park in Ontario will teach you how to howl like a wolf tonight during their Howl At The Full Moon Zoom.. They're encouraging you to howl at the moon in your backyard. If your Neighbours thought you were weird before, they'll REALLY think you've gone off the deep end tonight. CLICK HERE to register
Find out more »February 2021
MARS ROVER LANDING
Today, NASA’s next robotic explorer – Perseverance – follows in the dusty tracks of its predecessors. After a 293 million-mile trek since its July 2020 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the upgraded rover is slated to land on the Red Planet at 4:55 p.m. today.
Find out more »2021 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
The 78th Golden Globe Awards will honor the best in American television of 2020, as well as film in 2020 and early 2021, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The 2021 Golden Globes will honor Jane Fonda with the Cecil B. deMille Award, and Norman Lear with the Carol Burnett Award. Lear will be the third recipient of the recently created Carol Burnett Award, which honors contributions to television.
Find out more »March 2021
DRESS IN BLUE DAY
Dress in Blue Day lets allies everywhere join the mission to end colorectal cancer. By wearing blue, you bring awareness to this disease and support our work — as well as honor all who are impacted by colorectal cancer. Dress in Blue Day is Friday, March 5, but March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In 2021, an estimated 149,500 people will be diagnosed with this highly preventable disease. They will join more than 1.4 million colorectal cancer patients and…
Find out more »Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day.
Today is Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day. Almost one-year since the first lockdown, let's honour these workers on social media. Not just frontline operators, but also the maintenance crews, mechanics, dispatchers and others who have kept our communities running safely—and still do! Use the hashtag #thankstransit.
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