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People place poppies on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

The Latest: Prime minister marks Remembrance Day ahead of national ceremony

Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 9:58 AM CST

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 their country.

Veterans Affairs Canada estimates that, as of this year, there are 3,691 surviving Canadian veterans of the Second World War — 667 women and 3,024 men.

Here's how Canadians are remembering them today and all those who have since died. All times Eastern.

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In the news today: 3,691 Canadian WWII vets alive 80 years on

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In the news today: 3,691 Canadian WWII vets alive 80 years on

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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 Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that as of this year, there are fewer than 3,700 surviving Canadian veterans from the war, a figure that Ottawa had previously lumped in with Korean War veterans. This year also marks 25 years since the entombment of Canada's Unknown Soldier, a tribute to a fallen First World War soldier who remains unidentified. The federal government is also looking to shine a light on the Canadian military's activities throughout North America throughout the years – whether it’s responding to floods in the Prairies or earthquakes in Haiti.

Canada is no longer measles-free. What's next?

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Canadian veterans, the oldest of them 104 years old, attend a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at Juno Beach in Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Chief justice to stand in for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Remembrance Day due to illness

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Chief justice to stand in for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Remembrance Day due to illness

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:41 PM CST

OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is recovering in hospital from a respiratory virus, leaving her unable to preside over the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday, Rideau Hall said Monday.

Chief Justice Richard Wagner will fill in for the King's representative in Canada at the National War Memorial.

It's rare that the governor general would not preside over the national ceremony, but routine that the chief justice would stand in for her, since he also serves as deputy governor general.

Rideau Hall did not specify the virus or say how long Simon, 78, has been in hospital.

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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon participates in an interview at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government

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Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 2:01 PM CST

OTTAWA - Canada Post has submitted its plan to the federal government to transform its struggling business model into a financially sustainable postal service.

Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound unveiled a suite of changes to the postal service's mandate in late September and gave the Crown corporation 45 days to deliver a plan to right the ship.

Those changes included adjusting mail delivery standards, expanding community mailboxes to more Canadians and ending the moratorium on closing rural post offices.

Canada Post confirmed Monday it submitted that plan to Lightbound at the end of last week but the post office said in a news release it will only share details of the proposal after it has received Ottawa's sign-off.

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A woman checks for mail at her community mailbox in the Pointe-Claire neighbourhood of Montreal on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Competition Bureau says algorithmic rent pricing a concern, but not widespread

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Competition Bureau says algorithmic rent pricing a concern, but not widespread

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 1:19 PM CST

OTTAWA - The federal Competition Bureau says it hasn't found evidence that using computer software to recommend rent prices reaches the point of anti-competitive behaviour, but it remains concerned about possible issues.

The practice, known as algorithmic pricing, involves software that may be used to analyze non-public competitor pricing, potentially artificially inflating rates.

A media release from the Competition Bureau says two revenue management tools were becoming increasingly common, but use of them dropped off late last year due to public scrutiny.

The bureau says the use of these tools is not widespread enough to meet the threshold of violating the Competition Act.

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Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided ’51st state’ chatter as G7 meeting looms

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Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided ’51st state’ chatter as G7 meeting looms

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:41 PM CST

WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hasn't repeated President Donald Trump's musings about making Canada the 51st state during their conversations.

Anand said Monday that Rubio "has not raised this with me verbatim or even insinuated it."

She will welcome Rubio and other foreign ministers from Group of Seven countries to Ontario's Niagara region Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss shared economic and security challenges amid global uncertainty.

"We are on a playing field where we want to engage on the crucial issues confronting our countries and the world at large," Anand said in an interview. "And we are all, as G7 partners, coming to the table in good faith to push these crucial issues at a very volatile moment geopolitically."

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, meets with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand of Canada at the State Department in Washington, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

New website raises awareness about available cancer clinical trials

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New website raises awareness about available cancer clinical trials

Jean-Benoit Legault, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 5:10 PM CST

Canadians now have access to a public listing of active cancer clinical trials across the country, a resource that’s long existed in the United States and Europe.

The Canadian Cancer Society announced the launch of a website called Cancer Trials Canada on Monday. The site is entirely bilingual and was created in collaboration with the Quebec–Clinical Research Organization in Cancer to make academic and pharmaceutical-led trials more accessible to patients, the cancer society said.

Dr. Denis Soulières, a hematologist and medical oncologist, said similar databases do exist in Canada but to date all have been aimed at the medical community, making this the first created for the general population.

“The dissemination of information about clinical trials is something that’s been lacking,” said Soulières, also a spokesperson for the national cancer society. “There’s clearly a need that’s been expressed by the public.”

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Chemotherapy is administered to a cancer patient via intravenous drip at Duke Cancer Center in Durham, N.C., on September 5, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gerry Broome

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How Canada can regain its measles elimination status

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How Canada can regain its measles elimination status

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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 has lasted for more than a year.

McMaster University immunologist Dawn Bowdish says cuts to public health funding, the lack of a national vaccine registry and a shortage of family doctors — all while misinformation about vaccines is circulating widely — have contributed to the rise of measles.

She says public health workers don't have the resources they need to do enough vaccination outreach to communities and bump up surveillance to quickly identify cases and stop transmission.

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A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is pictured at the Taber Community Health Centre in Taber, Alta., Monday, July 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Anand pushes multilateralism as G7 foreign ministers set to meet in Niagara region

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Anand pushes multilateralism as G7 foreign ministers set to meet in Niagara region

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WASHINGTON - In a world shaken by volatile geopolitics and U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist policies, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is making a push for multilateralism as Canada closes out its presidency of the Group of Seven countries.

Anand is welcoming G7 foreign ministers to Ontario's freshly snow-covered Niagara region Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss shared economic and security challenges.

"As we wrap up Canada's G7 presidency, I want to ensure that Canada remains a leader on the world stage," Anand said in an interview with The Canadian Press Monday. "That is going to be the overarching message that I bring to the table."

The G7 ministers will grapple with ongoing instability around the world amid shifting trade relationships accelerated by Trump's return to the White House this year.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, meets with Foreign Minister Anita Anand of Canada at the State Department in Washington, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Ontario, feds agree to 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/day

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Ontario, feds agree to 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/day

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 8:22 AM CST

TORONTO - Ontario has secured a one-year extension with the federal government for the national $10-a-day child-care program, giving parents reassurance their fees won't rise for at least 12 more months, but with much hard work still to be done.

The program that lowers parents' child-care fees — now $19 a day on average in Ontario as an interim step toward $10 — had been set to expire March 31.

Most provinces and territories signed extensions with the federal government before this year's federal election, but Ontario only signed an agreement-in-principle to continue the program.

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra had said the federal government needed to address a shortfall of $2 billion per year that would occur if the current funding structure is left in place, and warned that parent fees would rise without additional funding.

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Ontario Minister of Education Paul Calandra, centre, visits children at the Blessed Chiara Badano Child Care Centre in Stouffville, Ont., Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Veterans Affairs minister ‘respects’ independence of court in poppy ban decision

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Veterans Affairs minister ‘respects’ independence of court in poppy ban decision

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OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight says she respects the independence of Nova Scotia's judiciary in determining judges have the right to ban the poppy from their courtrooms.

Earlier this week, the heads of Nova Scotia's supreme and provincial courts expressed their support for judges who ban court staff from pinning poppies to their robes during proceedings.

The judges gave an example of a non-veteran charged with assault of a veteran walking into a courtroom where staff are wearing poppies, suggesting it could make the accused doubt the neutrality of the process.

"The poppy is a powerful symbol of remembrance for all who have served and sacrificed on behalf of Canada, and something that I wear with pride," McKnight wrote in a statement.

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Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Jill McKnight rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

‘Why we do it’: More than 100 volunteers lay flags at soldiers’ graves in Kingston

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‘Why we do it’: More than 100 volunteers lay flags at soldiers’ graves in Kingston

Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Yesterday at 3:55 PM CST

KINGSTON - On a chilly November morning, more than 100 volunteers began arriving at a historic cemetery in Kingston, Ont., to help honour soldiers who are buried there.

Some came with family members, others were joined by friends and strangers, forming small groups that scattered across the civilian side of the sprawling Cataraqui Cemetery in search of specific grave markers.

Each group was handed a list of names, a map of the cemetery, a pen and a bundle of Canadian flags last Thursday. Their mission was to find the graves of those who served in the Canadian Armed Forces and lay flags along their tombstones to honour their service ahead of Remembrance Day.

Around 1,500 soldiers are buried at the cemetery, 800 of them among civilians and 700 at the section dedicated for military personnel.

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Robert Gibson, left to right, Bill Anderson and Glenn Holland pose for a photo while volunteering for a group placing Canadian flags on the graves of the fallen soldiers at Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sharif Hassan

B.C. going door to door to hear residents’ concerns in Cowichan title area

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B.C. going door to door to hear residents’ concerns in Cowichan title area

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:14 PM CST

The office of British Columbia Premier David Eby has appointed a "community contact" whose job is to work with residents of Richmond, B.C., going door to door to talk to those potentially affected by the landmark Cowichan Aboriginal title decision.

A flyer sent to residents said the person's role is to answer questions and listen to residents' concerns and experiences, including any effect the B.C. Supreme Court ruling in August has had on "mortgages, refinancing, property sales or permits."

"The decision has raised concerns for some homeowners and small businesses. I want to hear from you," says the flyer.

The premier's office said in response to questions about the flyer that there are about 45 privately owned properties in the 300-hectare Aboriginal title area, and at least 100 more in areas claimed by the Cowichan but excluded from the title zone by the judge.

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Houses and farmland along No. 6 Road and Country Meadows Golf Course, which fall within the boundaries of a Cowichan Nation Aboriginal title claim, are seen in an aerial view in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. A ruling in B.C. Supreme Court confirmed Cowichan Aboriginal title and fishing rights over a stretch of land on Lulu Island next to the south arm of the Fraser River where the nation had a summer village where members fished for salmon. According to the Cowichan Nation the village was first observed by Hudson's Bay Company officials in 1824 as containing over 108 long houses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Prime minister, N.B. premier tease major project announcement in the province

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Prime minister, N.B. premier tease major project announcement in the province

Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:06 PM CST

FREDERICTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt teased federal support for a major project in the province set to be announced later this week.

The pair met Monday morning in Holt’s downtown Fredericton office, before Carney toured the warehouse of a pre-fabricated home manufacturing company where he held a news conference to highlight Ottawa's buy-Canadian policy.

During a separate news conference in the afternoon, Holt said during their meeting she advocated for support for mining projects, modular housing, upgrades on the Port of Saint John and Port of Belledune, and the Eastern Energy Partnership, which could link energy systems across Atlantic Canada and beyond.

"We packed a lot into the time together," Holt said of the meeting.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney left, meets with New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt in her office in Fredericton, N.B., on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray

Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP leadership race

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Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP leadership race

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:11 PM CST

OTTAWA - Montreal-based activist Yves Engler is applying to enter the NDP leadership race months after announcing his intention to make a bid.

Engler bills himself as an “agitator” and is running for the leadership with promises to nationalize energy, banks and telecommunications while halting oilsands development and speeding up renewable energy sources.

“We believe that the members, and the Canadian public more generally, want to hear this message," Engler said Monday outside NDP headquarters.

Engler said he's going through the vetting process to enter the race in time to take part in the first formal leadership debate, scheduled for Nov. 27 in Montreal.

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A New Democratic Party campaign team member works at the NDP headquarters in Ottawa, on Friday, March 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Quebec premier lays out economic vision, warns economy headed for tough times

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Quebec premier lays out economic vision, warns economy headed for tough times

Stéphane Rolland, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:43 PM CST

BEAUHARNOIS - Quebec Premier François Legault showed little interest on Monday to raising immigration levels, saying the way the economy is heading, the province will have more employees than job openings.

He made the comments after he announced his economic vision for the province during an event at the Beauharnois hydropower generating station southwest of Montreal, where he invited the province's business leaders.

In these trying economic times, as the United States' trade policy becomes increasingly protectionist, Quebec should focus on boosting hydroelectric power, cutting bureaucracy, and intervening directly in the economy, Legault announced.

Immigration, however, was absent from Legault's presentation on Monday — despite business leaders saying the province desperately needs more workers.

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Updated: Yesterday at 4:43 PM CST

November 11, 2025

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