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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Over 100 years after his death, First World War veteran Ranald (Big Mac) Macdonald’s name will …
Read More »How a tight-knit Mi’kmaw community honours its veterans for Remembrance Day
Eel River Bar, a Mi’kmaw community in northern New Brunswick, takes pride in their veterans, with multiple generations finding different ways to honour their memories. Arianna Gauvin Sanders, 17, has taken an interest in her community’s military history, including her great-grandparents, Michael and Margaret (Pictou) Labillois, who both served in …
Read More »What does remembrance mean when war is livestreamed?
Remembrance Day is about looking back. It’s about a collective memory of war, sacrifice and reflection. But today, conflict isn’t confined to the past; it streams live to our phones 24/7. Whether it’s in Ukraine, Gaza or Sudan, we have become direct witnesses — and sometimes unwilling participants — in …
Read More »How Remembrance Day and politics collided — and what it means for the future
One of the most revered days in the Canadian calendar was caught up in controversy this week as a debate raged over the appropriateness of playing an Arabic song and invoking the transatlantic slave trade during Remembrance Day ceremonies. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has accused some event organizers of being …
Read More »Ottawa principal apologizes for playing Arabic song during Remembrance Day ceremony
An Ottawa high school principal has apologized for playing an Arabic song about peace during a Remembrance Day ceremony after facing swift backlash from critics calling it inappropriate and hurtful to members of the Jewish community. During the ceremony at Sir Robert Borden High School, located on Greenbank Road, on Monday, school officials …
Read More »Ontario leaders warn of rising antisemitism as they observe Holocaust Remembrance Day
Political leaders in Ontario are observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day amid a reported rise in antisemitism since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. Saturday marks the 79th anniversary of the day Auschwitz-Birkenau, a key concentration camp in the Nazi Holocaust, was liberated. Nearly six million European …
Read More »Local women’s group organizing Day of Remembrance vigil in Guelph
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Marianne’s Park in Guelph will be the site of a vigil remembering those killed at L’École Polytechnique in Montreal. A gunman entered a classroom on Dec. 6, 1989 and opened fire, killing 14 women before turning the gun on himself. Wednesday’s Day …
Read More »First World War postcard project encourages reflection ahead of Remembrance Day
With ceremonies being held this Saturday to mark Remembrance Day, a special project from Western University in London, Ont., is looking to connect the past to the present. Over the past 15 years, history professor Jonathan Vance has read thousands of postcards sent from Europe by the men and women …
Read More »Senior Ontario politicians pay respect on Remembrance Day
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford paid tribute to veterans as Remembrance Day was observed around the province. The provincial government hosted a ceremony at Ontario’s Veterans’ Memorial near the provincial legislature on Saturday morning. “These heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice, defended our …
Read More »‘A way of keeping the memory alive’: Manitoba veteran reflects on remembrance, importance of supporting legion – Winnipeg
Supporting the Royal Canadian Legion is something Harold ‘Timer’ Hyndman has been taking to heart for 75 years and counting. Hyndman, a Second World War veteran living in Minnedosa, Man., is still an active member of the local legion in his home community of Rapid City, Man. “The simple reason …
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