From coast to coast, Canadians rang in the new year Saturday night with parties, fireworks and in some places, a lot of rain.
Rain put a damper on Canada’s official New Year’s Eve event, forcing the cancellation of the Winter Lights Across Canada multimedia projection on Parliament Hill, although the city’s Hogman-eh! celebration at Lansdowne Park did manage to put on fireworks despite the weather.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Celebrations in Halifax included performances by 2021 Juno Rock Album of the Year winner JJ Wilde and Devon Cole, Amazon’s Breakthrough Artist of the Month for October. In Toronto, festivities were moved from the traditional spot at Nathan Phillips Square outside City Hall to the Harbourfront for the annual fireworks show.