Remembrance Day

Steve Kyritsis discusses the importance of war memorials and their link to the men who fought and died on the battlefield.

"It's a feeling of pride," said 105-year-old John Hamilton from Wiltshire, one of the oldest living survivors of World War Two. "The poppy means that ...

Remembrance Day is observed on November 11 in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and other Commonwealth countries to commemorate armed forces members who have ...

The Poppy is a symbol of remembrance for those who have died in wars, conflicts or peacekeeping operations. Two of Victoria's oldest Poppy sellers have been out ...

As Commonwealth nations mark the day on November 11, poppies can be passed in order to keep memories of the fallen alive, honour the veteran identity and offer ...

Recommended reads for you: During the Battle of Ypres in 1915, Canadian lieutenant-colonel John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields when he saw poppies growing ...

Some of them will be wearing red flowers on their lapels. Why? It started during World War I. Where did the red poppies come from? According ...

Many businesses and services on P.E.I. will be closed on Saturday, Nov. 11, for Remembrance Day — a statutory holiday on the Island.

Media Advisory November 9, 2023 The City of Toronto will host a Remembrance Day ceremony at Old City Hall on Saturday, November 11, to honour Canadians who ...

From Victoria to the Westshore, there are several ways to honour veterans this year.

Ceremonies will be held in communities across the country Saturday, honouring the service and sacrifice of our veterans. Here's a list of some of the local ...

Music and military marching make a return to downtown Windsor this Remembrance Day after a three-year pandemic absence. We apologize, but this video has ...

Here are the ceremonies around the Lower Mainland on the day of remembrance for those who served and sacrificed for our country.

Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1415 14 Ave. N.W.); King's Own Calgary Regiment (137 Battalion Memorial, North Glenmore Park); Studio Bell National Music ...

It's political leaders who declare wars. They deploy the mostly young men and women who die horribly or are maimed. Meanwhile, countless innocent civilians are ...

Join the university community for the Service of Remembrance to honour soldiers and veterans. Together, we will pay our respects to those who made the ultimate ...

GOVA Transit buses will operate on regular schedules and routes. Libraries, Citizen Service Centres, Tom Davies Square and the Greater Sudbury Animal Shelter ...

At the Timmins cenotaph in Hollinger Park, the service starts just before 11 a.m. Brunette Road is closed to all traffic for the ceremony. In South Porcupine, ...

Remembrance Day ceremonies around the country on Saturday will commemorate the more than 100,000 Australians who died at war and in peacekeeping operations.

Remember those who served and died in times of war at Remembrance Day services across Geelong, the Bellarine and Surf Coast today.

Like many Australians, I have personal connections to this national day of remembering, with members of my family having landed on the shores of ANZAC Cove ...

Changes around the annual holiday on Saturday include road closures downtown and flypasts. With it falling on a weekend, there are some closures on Monday.

Remember those who served and died in times of war at Remembrance Day services across Geelong, the Bellarine and Surf Coast today.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder community members are invited to attend the service at the Kalgoorlie War Memorial at Forrest Street on Saturday from 10.40am. Kalgoorlie- ...

Ex-politicians, military wonks, and Defence public servants crossed over to lucrative jobs with the military lobbies and arms companies, and promoted deterrence ...

Ms LeBrun told the Kalgoorlie Miner she would be sharing the story of Vivian Bullwinkel, who was an Australian nurse and the sole survivor of the 1942 Banka ...