Canadians gathered Monday in cities and towns across the country to honour the sacrifice of men and women in uniform who gave their lives in service of the country's values and principles.
Here are some scenes from Remembrance Day ceremonies across Canada.
Canadian Armed Forces members and civilians place their poppies at the cenotaph in the Grand Parade during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Halifax on Monday, November 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces takes part in a smudging during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Grand Parade in Halifax on Monday, November 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Canadian Armed Forces members and civilians attend the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Grand Parade in Halifax on Monday, November 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
A Canadian Armed Forces bugler plays during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph in Quebec City Monday, November 11, 2024 . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Military band members march in a parade to a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor watch as Canadian Forces members march off at the conclusion of the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A sentry stands guard during the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadian war veterans march in a parade to a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Veterans look on during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Royal Military College Cadets form up at the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Canadian Armed Forces members arrive at a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Silver Cross Mother Maureen Anderson is escorted by Steven Clark (left), national executive director of the Royal Canadian Legion, as she arrives at a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau places a wreath as dignitaries look on at a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon places a wreath at a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Veterans look on as Canadian CF-18 fighter jets perform a fly past at a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Canadian war veterans salute during the playing of "The Last Post" at a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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
Heather Scribner looks towards the tombstone of her late-husband David W Scribner who served in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Corp of Royal Canadian Army Engineers ahead of a Remembrance Day commemorative event at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood cemetery in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) shares a moment with a fallen solider following a Remembrance Day commemorative event at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood cemetery in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Guest of Honour Rifleman Jim Parks takes part in the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Minto Armoury in Winnipeg on Monday, November 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Veteran Joe Perillant lays a wreath during a Remembrance Day service in Duck Lake, Sask. on Monday, November 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Hundreds of people gather for a Remembrance Day ceremony around the cenotaph at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, November 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Percival J. Smith, 101, a Merchant Navy Veteran of the Second World War, poses for a photo after a Remembrance Day ceremony at Victory Square in Vancouver, on Monday, November 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A boy places a poppy on a wreath during a Remembrance Day ceremony at Victory Square in Vancouver, on Monday, November 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns