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Saint John cancels 2020 Canada Day celebrations to combat spread of COVID-19

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City of Saint John has announced Tuesday that it has canceled the Canada Day celebrations of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Mayor Shirley McAlary, a member of the Canada Day organizing committee, confirmed Canada’s first incorporated city will not be holding festivities leading up to or on July 1 as a precautionary measure to prevent large gatherings.

Gatherings of large groups and other events fall under a provincial ban aimed at combating the spread of the virus. Previous Canada Day events included a parade down King Street, musical acts and games at the Market Square Boardwalk, cultural markets in Kings Square and an evening of fireworks.

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