Good morning.

Welcome to a special Canada Day edition of our newsletter. Canadians across the country are celebrating the holiday with defiant displays of national pride. Plus, a look at the next generation of homegrown researchers. But first:

• LNG Canada starts exports to Asia and explores pathways to expansion
• Internal free trade by Canada Day? It’ll take longer than that
• Europe scorches in record-breaking heat wave

Canadians across the country are celebrating today in a myriad of ways – cottage visits, backyard barbecues and community parades – but this year, Canada’s national holiday looks a little different.

Welcome to the first “elbows up” Canada Day. Across the country, the usual celebrations are taking on a more combative, more assertive tone. Angered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and tariff war, Canadians are more patriotic than ever.

Canadians’ sense of nationalism surged this year. They’ve cancelled American vacations and bought local at the grocery store in response to the intimidation from down south. That sense of national identity has translated into one of the biggest July 1 celebrations ever.

Eric Andrew-Gee spoke to Canadians who are fiercely proud and protective – and want to defiantly display their national pride. Take Almonte, Ont., for example, where the town will be covered in Maple Leaf flags. Or Pictou County, N.S., where music lovers can take in an Elbows Up concert. Or a country-wide effort, called All Together, Canada, to organize a coast-to-coast-to-coast singalong of O Canada.

For many of the estimated 800,000 Canadians living across the U.S., celebrating Canada Day also takes on a deeper meaning this year. There are worries over visa renewals and horror stories of people with valid work permits getting thrown into immigration detention. But, as Adrian Morrow reports, expats will have a chance to share worries and advice while eating poutine and drinking beers at local events organized to celebrate the tidal wave of patriotism back home.

National pride comes in all shapes and sizes, as readers told us when we asked them to share their most Canadian possessions. We received touching origin stories of treasured family heirlooms and tales of childhood keepsakes still held tight, each offering a unique and personal definition of this country. Here are 15 of those items and how they represent Canada.

In every corner of the country, in labs, hospitals and universities, a new generation of Canadians is making small but mighty advances in health, science and medicine. The Globe and Mail profiled five of them.

We are kicking off a summer feature called “Made in Canada,” which will showcase a work of art every day, allowing us to look at our country through the eyes of some of our greatest visual artists.

First up, for Canada Day, is McGregor Bay by artist and Group of Seven member Arthur Lismer, because it felt right for the times. In 1923, Lismer travelled to the top of Lake Huron and painted this summer scene. The Group’s work has always been interpreted as a patriotic project, driven by a nationalism much like our current brand, writes Kate Taylor.