Remembrance Day ceremonies from across Canada

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Remembrance Day ceremonies from across Canada
The Globe and Mail

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 11:16AM EST

Last updated Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 12:15PM EST

Canadians fall silent on the anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War. Government officials, war veterans and citizens gathered in Ottawa for the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial this morning, one of many memorial ceremonies held across Canada.

Donald James who served in the Merchant Marine and the Royal Canadian Navy arrives for Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Grand Parade in Halifax.
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A caregiver covers a veteran with a blanket during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa, Nov. 11, 2015. (Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

No matter how hard it is, they remember

Helen Pitre sits among the graves of soldiers as she watches Remembrance Day ceremonies, Nov. 11, 2015 in Pointe-Claire, Que. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

People listen to the playing of the "Last Post" during a Remembrance Day service at Toronto's Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2015. (Photo: Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

A woman pauses along the rows of grave stones at the Natonal Military Cemetery during Remembrance Day ceremonies, in Ottawa, November 11, 2015.

A soldier salutes after laying his poppy on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial following the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2015.

Joelle Choueiry, 3, of Ottawa, places a poppy on the National War Memorial following the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2015.

 

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Spectators during the Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa.
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Spectators watch as the Governor General's Foot Guard marches as part of the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
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Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan shakes hands with a cadet during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
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A veteran looks on during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
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Royal Canadian Legion's Silver Cross mother Sheila Anderson, Governor General David Johnston, Sharon Johnston, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau take part in the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
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People observe the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
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Chief of the Defence Staff Jonathan Vance meets Army veteran Roly Armitage at the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau place a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
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Poppies are pinned to a cross at Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Grand Parade in Halifax.
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Naval veterans Jean MacDonald (left) and Doris Hope chat before the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
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Cadets look on during at the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
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A pair of CF-18s perform a flyby over the National War Memorial as members of the Canadian Forces look on during the Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa.
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Trevor Tracey, left, and Bill Mont release doves during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Grand Parade in Halifax.
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Members of the public look on during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. (Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS)