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The Royal Canadian Legion hosts Canada’s 2026 National Remembrance Day Ceremony

  • Over 35,000 people attended the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at Canada's National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2026.
  • The event marked the 100th anniversary of The Royal Canadian Legion, which was founded by Veterans following the First World War.
  • Four Canadian Armed Forces members who died less than a month ago during training at CFB Wainwright were honored, with many others injured in the incident.
  • The ceremony included a Veteran's Parade, a 21-gun salute, a flypast of two CF-18 jets & an RCMP Black Hawk helicopter, & two minutes of silence at 11:00 am.
  • The Act of Remembrance was read in English, French, & the Indigenous language of Ojibwe.
  • National Silver Cross Mother Mrs. Virginia Hicks laid a wreath in memory of her daughter, Sapper Mariebeth Short, who died in 2002 at Petawawa.
  • Wreath-layers included Governor General Louise Arbour, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Minister of Veterans Affairs Jill McKnight, Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia, Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan, Legion President Sharon McKeown, RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, & Armenian Ambassador Anahit Harutyunyan.
  • Music was performed by the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces & the Ottawa Children's Choir.
  • Hundreds placed poppies on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after the service, followed by an evening display of animated poppies on the Senate building & National Arts Centre from 6:30 pm to midnight.
  • The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit organization established in 1926 with over 300,000 members across Canada, the U.S., & Europe.
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