What’s open, what’s closed, what’s up in Winnipeg on Remembrance Day 2025

In honour of Remembrance Day, the Free Press is not publishing a print or e-edition on Nov. 11, but readers can visit our website for the latest news and information.

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Subscribe and receive a limited-edition Free Press branded hat or tote.

Digital Subscription

One year of digital access for only $205*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 08/11/2025 (268 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

In honour of Remembrance Day, the Free Press is not publishing a print or e-edition on Nov. 11, but readers can visit our website for the latest news and information.

Here’s a round-up of hours of business for services and things to do on Remembrance Day. Most businesses are required by provincial law to be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Remembrance Day.

SPECIAL EVENTS

The largest Remembrance Day ceremony in Manitoba will be at the downtown RBC Convention Centre with seating for 4,000 people. The ceremony is hosted by the Joint Veterans Association of Manitoba. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 11.

A gun salute will take place at the legislative building. The ceremony starts at 10:30 a.m.

Many other ceremonies are planned throughout the province: Royal Canadian Legions host their own events. Find the one closest to you here.

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Remembrance Day Service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Vimy Ridge Park (821 Preston Ave.)

The Minto Armoury (969 St. Matthews Ave.) is closed for construction, but an outdoor Remembrance Day Service is planned in front of the armoury starting at 10:30 a.m.

See a list of services in East Winnipeg here. 

The St. Norbert Remembrance Day committee will host an event at the Cenotaph in the St Norbert Cemetery (847 Ste. Therese Avenue), which will also be livestreamed on YouTube at 10:45 a.m. on Nov. 11.

GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Civic, provincial and federal offices are closed. 

There is no mail delivery on Remembrance Day. Canada Post offices are closed, but post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business.

Brookside Cemetery, St. Vital Cemetery and Transcona Cemetery are open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The administration building at Brookside Cemetery will be closed.

Winnipeg Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule. Plan your specific route and see service alerts on the Winnipeg Transit site.

RECYCLING AND TRASH

Recycling and garbage will not be collected on Remembrance Day. Find your collection schedule here.

The Brady Road landfill is closed.

All 4R Recycling depots in Winnipeg are closed.

RECREATION AND LEISURE

All Winnipeg Public Library branches will be closed. (Find your great next read in our Books section.)

Arenas will be closed.

Leisure centres will be closed, except Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex, which is open 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

City of Winnipeg swimming pools will be closed, except the Cindy Klassen pool (open 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.), and Pan Am pool (open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.)

Major movie theatres will be open in the afternoon. (Not sure what to see? Find news and reviews in our Movies section.)

The Assiniboine Park Zoo and The Leaf will be will be open 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.  See what’s on.

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights will be open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. See current exhibits and events.

The Manitoba Children’s Museum will be closed.  Check out their featured events.

The Manitoba Museum will be closed. Upcoming events at the museum and planetarium.

The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada will be open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Upcoming events.

The Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq will be open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Current exhibitions.

FortWhyte Alive is open every day of the year except Christmas Day.  Calendar of events.

SHOPPING

Most larger chain grocery stores are open starting at 1 p.m. but you might want to call ahead to check the hours at your preferred shop.

CF Polo Park, St. Vital Centre, Garden City Shopping Centre and Outlet Collection Winnipeg will be open 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Grant Park Shopping Centre will be open 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Kildonan Place will be open 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Forks Market will be open; vendor hours may vary.

Most Liquor Mart stores in Winnipeg will be open starting at 1 p.m.; the True North Square location will be open 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Check hours at your preferred store.

Beer vendors and private wine stores set their own hours for holidays, so call ahead.

webnews@freepress.mb.ca

Report Error Submit a Tip

More Stories

Pimicikamak FN locked down, police hunt for suspect after fatal shooting

By Zoe Pierce 3 minute read Preview

Pimicikamak FN locked down, police hunt for suspect after fatal shooting

By Zoe Pierce 3 minute read Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026

Pimicikamak Cree First Nation, also known as Cross Lake, remains under lockdown as RCMP Major Crime Services investigate a shooting that left a 42-year-old man dead.

RCMP said officers were notified by local First Nation Safety Officers at about 9:30 p.m. Friday about a seriously injured person on Main Road in the community. Officers found two males at the scene, including one with a gunshot wound.

The 42-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. The second male was not injured and did not require medical attention, police said.

Manitoba RCMP Major Crime Services, along with Cross Lake RCMP and Forensic Identification Services, are investigating. Police said the suspect is believed to be known to the person shot and may still be in the community.

Read
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026

Brighter days ahead after Camp Arnes

Joshua Frey-Sam 4 minute read Preview

Brighter days ahead after Camp Arnes

Joshua Frey-Sam 4 minute read Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026

Keishna Abenstein remembers what it was like to be a teenager who was stuck in her shell.

She also recalls how much going to summer camp at Camp Arnes helped her spread her wings.

Abenstein has watched her middle child, Teagen, go through a similar roller-coaster as a teenager. Teagen, described as a social butterfly in his childhood, has become a bit more reserved in his adolescence after many of his closest elementary school friends went to a different middle school, forcing him to make new friends as he began the next chapter of his education.

Abenstein saw an opportunity for a similar experience at Camp Arnes that could impact her son the same way it did for her.

Read
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026

Pimicikamak lockdown lifted after fatal shooting

Malak Abas 2 minute read Preview

Pimicikamak lockdown lifted after fatal shooting

Malak Abas 2 minute read Yesterday at 3:28 PM CDT

Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias said an arrest has been made and the community-wide lockdown has now been lifted after a shooting Friday that left one person dead.

RCMP were called by local First Nations Safety Officers about a seriously injured person at around 9:30 p.m. Friday on Main Road in Pimicikamak Cree Nation. Officers found two men at the scene. A 42-year-old man with a gunshot wound died at the scene. The other person was not injured.

The community went into immediate lockdown as the RCMP sought the suspect. An advisory posted by Monias Saturday had asked residents to stay inside their homes, lock doors and windows, keep children inside and not to open their doors to anyone they did not know.

In a statement on social media Sunday afternoon, Monias said the RCMP had arrested one person.

Read
Yesterday at 3:28 PM CDT

Long journey to home ownership for Eritrean couple

Zoe Pierce 4 minute read Preview

Long journey to home ownership for Eritrean couple

Zoe Pierce 4 minute read Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026

Solomon Ghebru and his family have been building a life together in Winnipeg for the past three years after years of living apart in various countries. Now, they are working toward a new goal: owning a home.

Their story is the focus of this year’s Habitat for Humanity Manitoba Cycle of Hope fundraising ride, a seven-day cycling event through southern Manitoba that begins Monday. The ride aims to raise $150,000 to support Ghebru, his wife, Mehret Awate, and their two daughters as they work toward affordable homeownership.

The couple’s journey to Canada started in Eritrea, where they grew up and attended the same church together. They left Eritrea separately, hoping to build a better life together out of the country. Ghebru travelled through Sudan and Libya before reaching Malta, while Awate travelled to Sudan and then Uganda.

After he found work in Malta, he tried to have his family join him, but government policies prevented them from reuniting. The couple married in Uganda in 2016, and their first daughter, Peniel, was born there the following year.

Read
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026

240 WestJet flight attendants picket in Winnipeg

Malak Abas 6 minute read Preview

240 WestJet flight attendants picket in Winnipeg

Malak Abas 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:21 PM CDT

Winnipeg’s WestJet flight attendants took to the picket line outside of Richardson International Airport on the first day of nationwide strikes Sunday, while inside, frustrated flyers scrambled to re-route cancelled long-weekend flights.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees’ Ontario arm and the airline announced the strike would commence after the strike deadline was passed without a deal early Sunday morning. WestJet attendants have been without a contract since Dec. 31, 2025.

Hours later, the 240 WestJet flight attendants based in Winnipeg had walked off the job and were marching outside of the airport terminal, some carrying signs with slogans including “Tired with WestJet? So are We!” and “Unpaid Work Won’t Fly.”

Key issues causing the stalemate are wages and pay for work on the ground: the union says flight attendants are not being paid for some of that work, while the company says they pay for the work through a “credit hour” system rather than an hourly rate.

Read
Updated: Yesterday at 3:21 PM CDT

Stampeding to Starlette’s

David Sanderson 7 minute read Preview

Stampeding to Starlette’s

David Sanderson 7 minute read Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026

ELMA — Build it and they will come.

Lee and Star Giesbrecht are the owners of Starlette’s Burger Saloon, a western-themed, outdoor eating spot situated on the married couple’s 40-acre spread, immediately north of Elma.

Seated at one of a half-dozen picnic tables that dot the grounds, Star recalls a conversation she and Lee had prior to the May 2025 grand opening of their locale, which, with its weathered-wood exterior and rustic swinging doors, wouldn’t look out of place in an episode of Yellowstone.

Because they are “literally in the middle of nowhere,” Star says Lee thought it would be advantageous to mount a TV in one corner of the kitchen, for those occasions when they’d be twiddling their thumbs for hours on end, with little to do.

Read
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026