Canadians gathered at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to honour members of the Canadian Armed Forces who died in the line of duty.
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A hand reaches out to place a poppy on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa, Wednesday November 11, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld A hand reaches out to place a poppy on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa, Wednesday November 11, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
National Silver Cross Mother Virginia Hicks National Silver Cross Mother Virginia Hicks, of Frankford, Ont., places a wreath at the National War Memorial during the Remembrance Day service in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
National Silver Cross mother Virginia Hicks lays a wreath during the Remembrance Day service at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman National Silver Cross mother Virginia Hicks lays a wreath during the Remembrance Day service at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
National Silver Cross Mother Virginia Hicks, from left, Governor General Louise Arbour, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney National Silver Cross Mother Virginia Hicks, from left, Governor General Louise Arbour, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney take part in the Remembrance Day service at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
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Remembrance Day A wreath is seen laid at the base of a tombstone at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
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Carol Bailey-Stevens, an Air Force veteran, touches her eye as she stands at the grave of her husband Robert Stevens, who served in the Army, during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa on Tuesd... Carol Bailey-Stevens, an Air Force veteran, touches her eye as she stands at the grave of her husband Robert Stevens, who served in the Army, during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa Dorothy Hill visits tombstones at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa Poppies laid at the base of tombstones are seen at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa Flowers are seen laid at the base of a tombstone at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
National Military Cemetery Poppies laid at the base of tombstones are seen at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman)
National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa A bagpipe player is seen at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa Ron Newman visits the tombstone of Lt. Cmdr. Derek Micheal Brake at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman