Happy July 4th Canada!

[QuebecYank]

I can't help but notice that Canadian tv news and radio personalities always seem to take the July 4th holiday off. I've never noticed Americans taking July 1st off.

[riverbendviewgal]

1. July 4h this year was a Saturday

So there was Saturday news personalites for Saturday, as usual.

[QuebecYank]

2. They took Friday off.

Last year the holiday fell during the week, I first noticed their disappearances then.

[riverbendviewgal]

3. Summer holidays (vacation) for many Canadians after july 1st

The two holidays are close together.
I myself when I worked took the week of July 1st.

Canadians take all their holidays (vacation). I had 6 weeks a year before I retired. I had seniority and in the summer stretched them taking long weekends. Some 3 day or 4 day weekends. It was nice. Funny the long lines of traffic to cottage countrt started on Thursday.

Edit for spelling and then to add a bit more. Like Canadians call their vacation days holidays.