Thanksgiving is a time for friends and family to come together and celebrate the harvest, and to reflect on the many ...

Thanksgiving folklore dates back to 1621 when the Pilgrims celebrated a harvest feast with the Wampanoag people in Plymouth, Massachusetts. According to History.com, the Pilgrims had a bountiful corn ...

Homeless Action Week proclaimed from Oct. 10 to 16 in New Westminster. It includes events for people who are unhoused, all ...

This is the entire speech written by Porterville Vice Mayor Ed McKervey for the Washington Monument dedication held on September 26 at Veterans Park. During the dedication McKervey ...

Thanksgiving in Canada, a statutory holiday whose traditions date back centuries as a way to celebrate and be thankful for ...

In Ontario, Thanksgiving Monday falls on Oct. 12, 2026. Most employees get the day off with pay, but retail and hospitality workers may be required to work. Here’s what’s open and closed.

With Thanksgiving just weeks away, El Niño is already threatening to cut the festivities short for those who haven't planned ...

Civil rights groups had criticized President Trump for failing to issue a proclamation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and not attending commemorative events. By Francesca Regalado President Trump ...

Editor’s note: In an effort to further promote unity in the United States, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863 calling for a singular day to mark Thanksgiving. At the time, it was ...

Leaders can unite or divide, whether it be by design or by misstep. Thanksgiving’s evolution shows how both can happen. On Oct. 3, 1863, amid profound division and upheaval of the Civil War, President ...

The first Thanksgiving in South Carolina probably was in French. Or Spanish. More than 100 years before the English settled in Charleston in 1670, the French built a small wooden fort on what is now ...

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