Remembrance Day Veterans Celebrated Across Canada
About 7,300 Canadian war veterans remain, including 6,142 men and 1,158 women, per Veterans Affairs Canada based on 2021 data. Ceremonies from Ottawa to Vancouver honored those who served, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in St. John’s marking a first. Veterans and relatives shared memories of loss, sacrifice, and the enduring cost of freedom.
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Veterans Affairs Canada
Royal Canadian Legion
Berkley Lawrence
St. John’s
France
Newfoundland
Morgan MacDonald
Joanne Geddes
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Halifax
Geddes
Paul Baiden
Hmcs Bonaventure
Ottawa
Sinclair remembered in Winnipeg
Nugaan Sinclair spoke at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg recalling his father Murray Sinclair former judge senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Applause rippled as Nugaan said his dad was a first in every room and that many people in malls approached him to express appreciation.
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Winnipeg
Canada Life Centre
Murray Sinclair
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Nugaan Sinclair
Tributes pour in for Murray Sinclair at Manitoba memorial
Indigenous leaders and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended a national service for Murray Sinclair who died at 73. A sacred fire burned outside the Manitoba legislature as tributes flowed under orange Every Child Matters messaging and traditional attire. Sinclair chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and helped launch 94 calls to action. He was Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge and a key figure in Aboriginal justice inquiries.
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Murray Sinclair
Manitoba
Justin Trudeau
Sinclair
NHL
Winnipeg Jets
Trudeau
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Canada
Aboriginal Justice Inquiry
Mary Simon
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Latvia
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Montreal
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P.E.I
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Queen’s Park
Toronto
Rohmer
Netherlands
Edmonton
Highland Cathedral
Bryn Wright
Iment
Neil Dancer
Afghanistan
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Victoria
Victory Square Cenotaph
Vancouver
Percival Smith
National War Memorial
Banff
Estival
Paul Doo
Brittany Hobson
THE
Canadian Press
Business TV
Asia Street O sSia
CNBC
Erin Burnett
Anderson Cooper
the Source
Kaitlan Collins
CNN
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Chill
Canada Tonight
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National
Newsworld
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