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The United States marks its 250th year of independence on Saturday, and Prime Minister Mark Carney is wishing Canada’s southern sibling a happy birthday — and announcing our official gifts. Carney announced Saturday that Canada’s embassy in Washington, D.C., will be illuminated, and Niagara Falls will be lit, in red, white, and blue. Canadian vessels will join the American fleet in Sail250 in Norfolk, Baltimore and New York City. Canada is also sending “a lasting symbol of the roots that connect our peoples,” he said. The country is giving 250 maple trees to be planted in Washington,...