Honouring Wainwright victims on Remembrance Day
- The Canadian Press
Four soldiers killed in a fire during a training exercise are among those being honoured Wednesday at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Wainwright, Alta.
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Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to attend along with other dignitaries, military members and veterans.
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On Oct. 17, a strong wind sent flames from a grass fire racing onto troops at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, southeast of Edmonton.
Pte. Shaun Farrell, 23, of Prince Albert, Sask.; Pte. Aidan Goulding, 23, of North Vancouver; and Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, 19, of Langley, B.C.; and Sgt. Morgan Wong, 26, of Edmonton died in the blaze.
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Thirty-nine others were injured, and many are still recovering in hospital.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has called it one of the worst tragedies for the Armed Forces on Canadian soil during peacetime.
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Three investigations are looking into what happened.
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Wainwright Mayor Bruce Pugh said the town’s annual Remembrance Day service is expected to be the most solemn one in its recent history.
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“It will be different this year just with the weight of what happened,” he said.
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“I think it’s a reminder of that willingness and that sacrifice that never stops.”
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Roughly 300 members of the regiment are set to attend a Remembrance Day service in St. Albert, a bedroom community northwest of Edmonton.
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The military says they are to march in a parade to the city’s cenotaph.
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11/11/26 08:00
What’s open and closed?
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– Globe staff
Banks, Canada Post, Service Canada, passport offices, Parliament and other federal government offices are all closed across the country on Nov. 11.
Grocery stores and other retailers may be open in some provinces and territories including Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, potentially with reduced hours.
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- Globe staff
Remembrance Day is commemorated on Nov. 11 to mark the signing of the armistice to cease First World War hostilities at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
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This year marks the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
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It is also the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion, which celebrates a century of service to Canadian veterans and military families since it was officially incorporated by Parliament on July 17, 1926.
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Remembrance Day, also called Armistice Day, is celebrated in the U.K., France, Belgium and many Commonwealth countries.
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In the United States, it is called Veterans’ Day.
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11/11/26 08:00
How to watch the national Remembrance Day service in Ottawa
- Globe staff
Canadians will mark this year’s Remembrance Day with a series of ceremonies and events across the country, including two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. local time.
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The Royal Canadian Legion has organized a national Remembrance Day service at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
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The ceremony begins at approximately 10:30 a.m. with a program that includes a veterans’ march, a playing of the Last Post, two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. ET and a 21-gun salute.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney, Governor-General Louise Arbour and Minister of Veterans Affairs Jill McKnight are expected to attend and take part in the wreath-placing ceremony.
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This year’s National Silver Cross Mother is Virginia Hicks, who will place a wreath on behalf of all Canadian mothers who have lost a child in military service to Canada.
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Road closures around the National War Memorial will affect traffic and OC Transpo service before and during the Remembrance Day ceremony.
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The national ceremony will be live-streamed on the Legion’s Facebook page, and will also be shown on TV by Canada’s national news networks.
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11/11/26 08:00
Canadians gather for Remembrance Day ceremonies
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Canadians across the country are gathering Wednesday to reflect on the legacy of war and remember the men and women who served and died defending this country.
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Canadians will mark 25 years since the start of the Afghanistan war, a conflict in which 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members served and 159 lost their lives.
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The Afghanistan conflict, which lasted more than 12 years, was the longest in Canadian history and saw the largest deployment of Canadian troops since the Second World War.
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Three Second World War veterans are expected to attend the ceremony in Ottawa and Prime Minister Mark Carney, Govenor-General Louise Arbour and other dignitaries will lay wreaths at the National War Memorial.
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CF-18 fighter jets and a Black Hawk helicopter will perform flypasts over the national ceremony, while Griffon, Chinook and Cormorant helicopters and other RCAF aircraft will conduct flyovers at local ceremonies across the country.
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This year is also the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion – founded in 1926 to create one main advocacy group for veterans’ benefits – and the 150th anniversary of the Royal Military College.
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Some 300 cadets are expected to attend the parade to mark that anniversary, which is about 200 more cadets than usual.
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