Canadians will gather at cenotaphs and monuments across the country today to remember and pay their respects to those who fought and died in service of Canada.
This year will mark a full return to normalcy, including at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, after COVID-19 forced various changes to remembrance ceremonies over the past two years.
Dignitaries at the national ceremony will include Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who is Canada’s commander-in-chief, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be absent as he flies to an international summit in Cambodia.The return of the veterans’ parade and Trudeau’s absence won’t be the only noticeable difference between this year’s national Remembrance Day ceremony and recent iterations.
A special wreath dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne, will be laid at the foot of the National War Memorial before the ceremony begins.
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