From coast to coast, Canadians rang within the new yr Saturday night time with events, fireworks and in some locations, a number of rain.
Rain put a damper on Canada’s official New Yr’s Eve occasion, forcing the cancellation of the Winter Lights Throughout Canada multimedia projection on Parliament Hill, though town’s Hogman-eh! celebration at Lansdowne Park did handle to placed on fireworks regardless of the climate.
Newfoundland was the primary province to welcome 2023, with the official fireworks show in St. John’s held earlier within the night at Quidi Vidi Lake and recorded to air on tv.
Celebrations in Halifax included performances by 2021 Juno Rock Album of the Yr winner JJ Wilde and Devon Cole, Amazon’s Breakthrough Artist of the Month for October.
In Toronto, festivities had been moved from the standard spot at Nathan Phillips Sq. exterior Metropolis Corridor to the Harbourfront for the annual fireworks present.
Edmonton’s New Yr’s Eve celebration at Metropolis Corridor featured musical performances by Melafrique, Anishinaabe singers and Metis fiddler Colton Bear from Bear Nation Band earlier than the midnight fireworks.
Whereas Vancouver cancelled its New Yr’s Eve fireworks, bars and eating places picked up the slack for the night time, with further cops deployed to leisure district together with Granville Road, Yaletown, and Gastown.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 1, 2022.
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