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Photo Essay: Happy Canada Day!

Elise Thompson

Published Jul 1, 2008 11:00 PM

First Canada has to beat us to the punch by celebrating their Thanksgiving an entire month before ours. Now their "nation's birthday" is three days before ours? Like that's a coincidence. Way to steal our thunder, neighbor to the north.

Today is officially Canada Day, so everyone don your tuques, crack open a Labatt's and let's down some poutine and butter tarts! It's time to party! And to start things off, here is our tribute to the world's second largest country: Canada, yesterday and today!

For more photos of Canada and its exciting cuisine, check out Here, Eat This!