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Canada’s veteran population is dwindling fast. Here are the numbers.
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada marked Remembrance Day on Tuesday — 80 years after the Second World War ended and 72 years since the end of the Korean War. Only a few thousand Canadian veterans of those conflicts are still alive. Veterans Affairs Canada provided these estimates based on the 2021 census: First World War (1914-1918) 650,000: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: Canadians across country gather to honour those who fought, died in wars
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — This Remembrance Day marks eight decades since the conclusion of the Second World War and 25 years since the entombment of Canada’s Unknown Soldier, a First World War combatant who remains unidentified. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa honours the more than 118,000 Canadians who sacrificed their lives in service to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy November snowfall knocks out power, closes schools in Quebec
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — About 316,000 Quebec homes and businesses were without electricity before noon after heavy snow knocked down trees, forced school closures and created hazardous road conditions. Environment Canada says a low pressure system that started Sunday brought a mixed bag of rain, freezing rain and snow to southern Quebec. The province’s hydro utility says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal budget’s refreshed immigration targets will weigh on growth: economist
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — One economist argues the federal Liberals’ renewed pledge to throttle immigration levels over the next few years will weigh on Canada’s economic growth. The federal budget tabled last week recommitted to a previous target of reducing the share of temporary residents in Canada to five per cent of the total population, but pushed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veterans, families brave cold to mark Remembrance Day
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadians paused to remember the military members who put their lives on the line to serve their country as Remembrance Day ceremonies got underway Tuesday morning from coast to coast. Family members of the war dead staked out spots hours in advance in the nation’s snowy capital, braving chilly weather to get a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: Prime minister marks Remembrance Day ahead of national ceremony
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — This Remembrance Day marks eight decades since the conclusion of the Second World War and 25 years since the entombment of Canada’s Unknown Soldier, a First World War combatant who remains unidentified. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa honours the more than 118,000 Canadians who sacrificed their lives in service to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney: Canada remembers ‘heroic service’ of war dead, veterans across country
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadians are pausing today to remember the military members who put their lives on the line to serve their country as Remembrance Day ceremonies get underway countrywide. Prime Minister Mark Carney said today honours the heroism of those who “sacrificed years away from loved ones,” those who returned from combat forever changed, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: 3,691 Canadian WWII vets alive 80 years on
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… As Remembrance Day marks 80 years since WWII, fewer surviving veterans remain Eighty years after the end of the deadliest conflict in history, the number of living Second World War veterans has dwindled to a few thousand. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Remembrance Day marks 80 years since WWII, fewer surviving veterans remain
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Eighty years after the end of the deadliest conflict in history, the number of living Second World War veterans has dwindled to a few thousand. Veterans Affairs Canada said it estimates that as of this year, there are 3,691 surviving Canadian veterans — 667 women and 3,024 men. Veterans Affairs also believes the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!About 7 in 10 Canadians plan to mark Remembrance Day: poll
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — A new survey suggests fewer Canadians were planning to observe Remembrance Day this year compared with 2024. The Leger poll says 69 per cent of respondents intended to mark the day this year in at least one way, including wearing a poppy or observing a moment of silence, down seven points from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Canada can regain its measles elimination status
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
TORONTO — Infectious disease experts say Canada’s loss of measles elimination status shows how badly investment is needed in public health, rebuilding vaccine confidence and solving the primary care crisis. On Monday, the Pan American Health Organization revoked the measles-free status Canada has had since 1998 because an outbreak of the virus across several provinces ... Read More »
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