Lacrosse in Canada Lacrosse in Canada Modern lacrosse in Canada has been a popular sport since the mid 1800s. Only field lacrosse was played until the 1930s, when box lacrosse was invented. In 1994 Parliament passed the "National Sports of Canada Act" which declared lacrosse to be "Canada's National Summer Sport", with ice hockey as the National Winter Sport. Lacrosse was played by First Nations peoples before the arrival of European colonists. The first documented description of the game was in 1637. The game was called "baggataway" and "tewaarathon", which was played by two teams with 100 to 1,000 men each on a
National Flag of Canada Day a holiday, it is celebrated with many events around the country. In Argyle, Manitoba, the local museum Settlers, Rails & Trails displays historic flags of Canada. This is a permanent display from the museum's famous Canadian flag collection, the second largest museum flag collection in Canada. On display are Canadian historic, corporate, regional, sport and special events flags. As of February 2018, over 1,300 flags are in the museum's permanent collection, giving the museum the reputation as "Canada's Flag Depository". National Flag of Canada Day National Flag of Canada Day (), commonly shortened to Flag Day, is observed annually on