On Remembrance Day, we stop to remember those who fought for our freedom and those who continue to serve Canada.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Canadians are asked to pause for two minutes of silence.
Ceremonies are being held across Toronto, including a sunrise ceremony that took place Tuesday morning at Prospect Cemetery in the city’s west end.
Prospect Cemetery, located on St. Clair Avenue West near Lansdowne Avenue, is the resting place for more than 5,300 Canadian and Allied veterans. The ceremony got underway at 8 a.m. with the parade of veterans, Legion members and first responders, and included the last post.
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Remembrance Day ceremonies are also planned at Old City Hall Cenotaph at Queen Street West and Bay Street and at the Veterans’ Memorial at Queen’s Park.
This Remembrance Day marks eight decades since the conclusion of the Second World War and 25 years since the entombment of Canada’s Unknown Soldier, a First World War combatant who remains unidentified.
Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa
At this year’s national ceremony, Chief Justice Richard Wagner will be filling in for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon. Simon is unable to attend as she recovers in hospital from a respiratory virus, Rideau Hall said late Monday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan, Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight and other dignitaries will attend the ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
This year’s National Silver Cross Mother, Nancy Payne, whose son was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, will lay a wreath on behalf of Canadian mothers who lost their children due to military service.
The federal government is looking to shine a light this Remembrance Day on the Canadian military’s activities in the Americas throughout the years.
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