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A “blockbuster announcement” about Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations in 2017 is to be made on Thursday.

A news release sent to reporters Tuesday morning promises that the announcement, to be made at the Château Laurier, will herald a “signature event” with a “spirited photo opportunity.”

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The release quickly sparked speculation that the announcement will be either the Winter Classic hockey game or the Grey Cup. Both events are widely believed to be coming to Ottawa in 2017.

However, the CFL has confirmed that it is not making an announcement about the Grey Cup, and most announcements involving sports include the city’s commissioner, Coun. Jody Mitic, as well as Mayor Jim Watson. In this case, Watson will be joined by Ottawa-Orléans MPP Marie-France Lalonde, Ottawa South MPP John Fraser and councillors Jean Cloutier and Mathieu Fleury, who are the city’s 2017 co-chairs, as well as Guy Laflamme, the executive director of the Ottawa 2017 Bureau, local dignitaries and other “special guests.”