The Canadian Press
Celebrations held across Canada to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Ottawa landmarks, including Parliament’s Peace Tower, the Senate and the Prime Minister’s Office, will be illuminated in purple Thursday evening to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Also in Canada’s capital city, a beacon will be lit — one of 1,500 across the country and the Commonwealth to celebrate the monarch’s 70 years on the throne. Pipers across Canada and the Commonwealth will play a tune composed for the occasion, while communities in every province are celebrating with events such as s
