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The British High Commission hosted a service of remembrance for the first time in recent years at Taiping War Cemetery today (13 November) to remember those who served their countries in both World Wars and other conflicts since.

Remembrance parades and services took place in Stevenage and North Herts over the weekend, as the nation marked Remembrance Sunday.

Silver Cross Mother Judy Klages found warmth and comfort in the faces of those who attended the damp Remembrance Day ceremony in Simcoe on Nov. 11.

Those assembled marched to the town’s war memorial in Fronks Road

Many of us know “On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month….” It refers to today, the annual commemoration of the Armistice of World War I,

Collective commemoration tells us who we are and creates the societal solidarity that gives democracy meaning

Across the world, nations paid respect with moments of silence and solemn ceremonies for their fallen soldiers in World War I and ever since on an Armistice Day pierced by the rumblings of Russia’s war in Ukraine that showed again that peace is all too often elusive. On the continent that already spawned two world…

A tribute and thank you to my grandfather, Maj. E.T. Kelly of the 37th Haldimand rifles, 1872 to April 24, 1915.

Many nations solemnly pay respect to their fallen war soldiers while Russia's war in Ukraine serves as a reminder of how elusive peace can be.

The Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph on the grounds of the B.C. legislature once again saw large crowds after two years of smaller gatherings because of the pandemic.