The article makes the same mistake so many others make in confusing a "day of thanksgiving" with the holiday "Thanksgiving" day. The latter is an American holiday brought to Canada by Loyalists. It has nothing to do with Frobisher holding a feast of thanksgiving (that happened in April) and all attempts to link the "Thanksgiving" holiday with various days of thanks-giving throughout history are laughably tenuous.
The article makes the same mistake so many others make in confusing a "day of thanksgiving" with the holiday "Thanksgiving" day. The latter is an American holiday brought to Canada by Loyalists. It has nothing to do with Frobisher holding a feast of thanksgiving (that happened in April) and all attempts to link the "Thanksgiving" holiday with various days of thanks-giving throughout history are laughably tenuous.