A somber and reflective mood will be called for Wednesday morning, as Regina comes together to recognize those who served Canada in both war and peacetime as well as those who never returned home. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, marks 118 years since the official end of hostilities for the First World War. Originally known as “Armistice Day” in most Commonwealth nations in the immediate years following the Great War, in 1931, the Government of Canada officially decreed the newly named “Remembrance Day” would be observed on Nov. 11 following years of prominent citizens and veterans calling for greater recognition of wartime sacrifice. For those in Regina looking to pay their respects in person, two services will be held Wednesday morning. An indoor service will take place in the Brandt Centre at the REAL District, while an outdoor service will be held at the Victoria Park cenotaph in Regina’s downtown. For those attending the indoor Brandt Centre service, doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and all attendees must be in their seats by 10:30 a.m. The outdoor service will begin at that time as well. Both events will mark a moment of silence at 11 a.m. After the morning ceremonies, a gathering will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Regina Branch over the noon hour – while a “Remembrance Week Talk” will be hosted at Government House at 1:30 p.m. The wartime tribute group “The Nightingales” will take the stage at Darke Hall at 2 p.m. before Regina’s legion branch hosts its “100 years of Remembrance” event celebrating its century-long legacy Wednesday evening. Elsewhere, Yorkton’s Gallagher Centre Flexihall will host a service with doors opening at 9:30 a.m. Other major ceremonies across southern Saskatchewan include an indoor event at the Temple Gardens Centre in Moose Jaw and an outdoor service at Memorial Park Cenotaph in Swift Current. Veterans who joined Your Morning Saskatchewan Tuesday say marking Remembrance Day is becoming more important than ever for a new generation that served in more recent conflicts than the Second World War and the Korean War. “In years gone by, it was somewhat easier to have Remembrance Day and remember, because we had veterans, a lot of veterans of the Second World War and Korea who are still alive, but they’re all passing now,” explained Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Ed Staniowski. “What they accomplished, what they did is still very important and relevant but now we’ve got a whole other generation.” Remembrance Day this year comes just weeks after the tragedy at CFB Wainwright, which saw four soldiers die and dozens seriously injured as a result of a runaway fire during a training exercise. One of those lost in the fire was Pte. Shaun Farrell of Prince Albert.
