B.C. premier marks Remembrance Day at small ceremony away from Victoria
In one of his final public appearances as British Columbia's premier, John Horgan attended a small Remembrance Day ceremony in Sooke, B.C., on Friday.
The premier laid a wreath at the municipal cenotaph, far from the B.C. legislature in Victoria where the province's official Remembrance Day ceremony was underway.
"Sooke has been an integral part of my life starting as a little boy swimming at the Potholes," Horgan told CTV News following the commemoration ceremony.
"Sooke is the place I needed to be," Horgan added. "I'm [in] Langford every other year but because of the pandemic I haven't been here since 2018 for this service. So it was really important for me that this be the last place I do this as premier."
The premier's parents met during the Second World War when both were stationed at Patricia Bay, north of Victoria. His father was in the army and his mother was in the air force, he said.
"So the war was a time of people coming together," he said. "It was a time when we recognized the freedoms here in Canada are so precious, so vital, and we're remembering that today."
The premier's office issued a statement earlier Friday, saying Remembrance Day ceremonies were occurring "in an uncertain global landscape" and pointing to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and "conflicts around the world that threaten people's lives, freedom and democracy."
He said the moment of silence held at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month is a moment for personal reflections on the horror and pain of war.
“We remember the fallen, and we recognize the loss of the grandparents, parents, spouses and children left behind,” his statement said.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6940995.1719358769!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
Things a pediatrician would never let their child do
As summer begins for most children around Canada, CTV News spoke with a number of pediatric health professionals about the best practices for raising kids, and how the profession has evolved since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Should he stay or should he go now? A look at Trudeau's options after byelection loss
A historic defeat for the Liberals in a downtown Toronto byelection has put a glaring question mark on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future. Here's a look at the options Trudeau and the Liberals face as they enter a summer of soul-searching.
Alabama man denied office after winning election reaches proposed settlement to become town's first Black mayor
An Alabama town and a Black man who was prevented from becoming its mayor after winning his 2020 election have reached a proposed settlement, according to federal court documents.
'Why did I have this surgery?' Ont. mother seeks answers after son's tonsil surgery
An Ontario mother said it looked like a horror movie when she flicked on the lights of her son’s bedroom to find him projectile vomiting blood after his tonsils were removed at McMaster Children’s Hospital.
One of Canada's most popular vehicles recalled over transmission issue; 95,000 impacted
One of the country's most popular vehicles is being recalled in Canada due to a transmission issue that may impact tens of thousands of drivers.
New experience in Halifax gets people up close and personal to the ocean's most feared predator
Atlantic Shark Expeditions launched a new shark cage experience which gives brave attendees a chance to get up close and personal with the oceans most feared predator.
Many older adults are still taking daily aspirin, even though some shouldn't be, experts say
Some seniors continue to take a daily aspirin in the hopes of reducing their cardiovascular disease risk, even though the practice is only recommended for certain high-risk patients -- and taking it without a doctor's recommendation can come with significant risks.
Flatulent cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country in the world to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming.
Pre-med students can't take MCAT in Quebec because of Bill 96
Areeba Ahmed says she's always dreamed of becoming a surgeon but her road to the operating room has become a complicated one ever since Quebec's French language law came into effect.