Remembrance Day Articles

PHOTOS: Winnipeg Pays Tribute on Remembrance Day

WINNIPEG -- Thousands packed Remembrance Day services across the city on Tuesday to pay their respects to the soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the freedom Canadians enjoy today. The largest ceremony of the day was at the RBC Convention Centre, where it was...

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Where to Attend Remembrance Day Services

Numerous Remembrance Day services are happening throughout Winnipeg on November 11. Here's where to pay your respects: RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Avenue Be seated by 10:15 a.m. Service runs until noon. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship CHIPPAWA, Manitoba’s Naval...

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Brookside Cemetery Tour Commemorates Remembrance Day

The public is being invited along on a tour of the Field of Honour at Winnipeg's Brookside Cemetery on Saturday. In honour of Remembrance Day next Tuesday, visitors will remember the more than 11,000 war veterans interred at the cemetery, one of Canada's largest and...

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Remembrance Day Services in Winnipeg

Around the city and throughout the province, a number of Remembrance Day services are occurring on November 11. Below is a list of the local ceremonies. Also have a look at what's open and closed on Monday, as well as details on Brookside Cemetery's Field of Honour...

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Retailers Closed Until 1 p.m. on Remembrance Day

By Sarah Klein The province is reminding Manitoba retailers that non-essential businesses are not permitted to open before 1 p.m. on November 11 to commemorate Remembrance Day. The Remembrance Day Act applies to retailers that sell or offer to sell goods and services,...

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Remembrance Day Service Planned in St. Norbert

An outdoor Remembrance Day service in St. Norbert on November 11 will take place in front of a limestone cenotaph. Held on St. Therese Avenue at Norbert Cemetery, the cenotaph is engraved with the names of 13 soldiers from St. Norbert who served and died in the first...

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Brookside Cemetery Holding Tours of Remembrance

Guided tours of Brookside Cemetery are being offered this week leading up to Remembrance Day on November 11. The public can pay their respects for veterans and military personnel from November 4-8 by reserving a spot along the tour. Find out who were the Commonwealth...

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Veterans Welcome to Sell Poppies at Target Stores

Controversy over whether members of the Royal Canadian Legion could distribute poppies inside Target stores has been rectified after some confusion. Target Canada has clarified its original policy about only allowing the annual poppy campaign to take place outside its...

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Crews Working Continuously to Plow Winnipeg Streets

The City of Winnipeg is working around the clock to plow main routes, bus routes and collector streets. After Environment Canada recorded 25 centimetres of snowfall in Winnipeg between late Saturday and into Sunday morning, the city will be working the rest of today...

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Winnipeg Remembers Veterans’ Sacrifices City-Wide

By David Klassen There won't be a shortage of ways to honour Canada's war veterans today as the city takes in a handful of Remembrance Day ceremonies. The most populous will be at the Winnipeg Convention Centre beginning at 10:15 a.m. The Joint Veterans Association of...

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Winnipeg Aviation Museum Marking Remembrance Day

By David Klassen The Western Canada Aviation Museum will be holding its own Remembrance Day activities on Sunday. A guided tour, titled "Pilots, POWs and Peril," will begin at 2 p.m. and is devoted to celebrating the lives and accomplishments of many revered Canadian...

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