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Metric, Coeur de Pirate among Canada Day performers on Parliament Hill

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Emily Haines of Metric performs at the 2nd weekend of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 19, 2013 in Indio, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

OTTAWA - Quebec TV and radio star Rebecca Makonnen and Toronto rapper Kardinal Offishall will share hosting duties at the annual Canada Day noon show on Parliament Hill next month.

The festivities will include a flypast by the RCAF Snowbirds and performances by a range of artists.

The performers include the Toronto rock band Metric, British Columbia singer-songwriter Alex Cuba, Manitoba's Indian City, Thunder Bay's Coleman Hell, Quebec singer-songwriter Alex Nevsky, Montreal's Beatrice Martin, known as Coeur de Pirate and the New Brunswick indie folk trio Les Hay Babies.

The show will be broadcast live on multiple CBC and ICI Radio-Canada platforms, including CBC News Network and ICI RDI.

The evening show will feature all the daytime performers, another flypast and the traditional fireworks display.

The show will also be broadcast live in its entirety on CBC Radio 2, CBC.ca and radio-canada.ca, while a one-hour edition will be televised across the country on CBC and ICI Radio-Canada, with special programs on Tou.tv, ARTV, Espace Musique and TV5 Monde.