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Ron Newman visits the tombstone of Lt. Cmdr. Derek Micheal Brake at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman

The Latest: Canadians gather to mark Remembrance Day

The Canadian Press 8 minute read Updated: 1:44 PM EST

OTTAWA - Canadians across the country are reflecting on the sacrifices and service of Canadian Armed Forces members today as they mark Remembrance Day.

This year is also the 25th anniversary of the start of the Afghanistan war in which 40,000 Canadians served. Veterans Affairs Canada says 158 Canadian Armed Forces members and seven Canadian civilians — a diplomat, four aid workers, a government contractor and a journalist — lost their lives while in Afghanistan.

This year's ceremonies take place just weeks after the tragic fire at Canadian Armed Forces Base Wainwright. Four soldiers were killed and dozens were injured when a wildfire suddenly overtook a training exercise.

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Retired history teacher Robert Ferguson shows some of the poppies that he has placed on the columbarium at Neepawa's Riverside Cemetery in remembrance of fallen soldiers in the lead-up to Remembrance Day. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

Cemetery crosses memorialize veterans

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Cemetery crosses memorialize veterans

Rylee Gerrard 5 minute read Monday, Nov. 9, 2026

NEEPAWA — Placed on veteran headstones in more than 10 cemeteries in the Westman region are nearly 2,000 small wooden crosses. They are painted white with a vivid red poppy placed on the intersecting pieces.

Six years ago, Robert Ferguson, a longtime member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Neepawa, began making and placing each cross at the base of a veteran’s headstone in the Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa.

As his passion project grew, community partners got involved to help build and paint crosses or make poppies to place on them.

Now, cemeteries in McCreary, Reston, Riding Mountain, Killarney, Pipestone, Minnedosa and other communities all have their own crosses memorializing the men and women from rural Manitoba who served in the First and Second World War.

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Carol Bailey-Stevens, an Air Force veteran, touches her eye as she stands at the grave of her husband Robert Stevens, who served in the Army, during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Soldiers gave ‘their todays for our tomorrows’: Canadians remember war dead

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Soldiers gave ‘their todays for our tomorrows’: Canadians remember war dead

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 1:54 PM EST

OTTAWA - Guns boomed, bagpipes wailed and CF-18 Hornets thundered overhead as Canadians paused at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday to remember those who served and died defending this country.

This Remembrance Day comes just weeks after a deadly training accident at Canadian Forces Wainwright left four dead and dozens of other soldiers with burn injuries.

Sgt. Morgan Wong of Edmonton, Pte. Shaun Farrell of Prince Albert, Sask., Pte. Aidan Goulding of North Vancouver and Pte. Hayden Lykkemark of Langley, B.C., were killed at the Alberta training base last month.

They died and dozens of others were injured when strong winds suddenly swept up a grass fire that was burning on the automatic grenade launcher range and carried it across the training area.

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Updated: 1:54 PM EST

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Flowers and messages are laid for the victims of a fire that killed four soldiers at CFB Wainwright, at the Memorial Clock Tower on Main Street in Wainwright, Alta., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

‘Tragedy befell this small town’: Soldiers killed in fire honoured on Remembrance Day

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‘Tragedy befell this small town’: Soldiers killed in fire honoured on Remembrance Day

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 4:45 PM EST

WAINWRIGHT - Hundreds in a hockey arena stood for a moment of silence before Rev. Mokwadi Basele led them in prayer.

His thoughts were of the four soldiers killed more than three weeks ago in a wind-propelled grass fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright.

And he hoped for a quick recovery for the many others still in hospital with severe burns.

"God, we come closer to home, we come to Wainwright, as we remember the tragedy that befell this small town," said the minister with Grace United Church at Wednesday's Remembrance Day service in the town southeast of Edmonton.

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Updated: 4:45 PM EST

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U.S. envoy Jared Kushner speaks at a briefing during U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine, alongside U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, left, and Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, second from right, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange as talks end with no major breakthrough

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Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange as talks end with no major breakthrough

Bassam Hatoum, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 2:43 PM EST

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war, both sides said Wednesday as two days of U.S.-mediated talks concluded with no major breakthrough on ending Moscow's nearly 5-year-old full-scale invasion.

Hopes had been low for any significant development in the first meeting in nine months between the delegations. Russia and Ukraine have from time to time swapped POWs but have remained far apart in their demands for accepting a peace settlement.

U.S. officials say they are determined to revive Washington’s peace efforts that so far have failed to deliver significant results.

Along with postwar security guarantees for both countries, other key hurdles are the fate of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory and what role European countries will play in an eventual settlement.

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Updated: 2:43 PM EST

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson look on at a housing announcement in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Budget 2026 shifts Liberal government’s language on home construction targets

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Budget 2026 shifts Liberal government’s language on home construction targets

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: 1:44 PM EST

OTTAWA - The federal housing minister's office is reasserting Ottawa's goal of doubling the pace of home construction — even though references to the Liberals' hallmark affordability pledge were missing from Budget 2026.

The budget, which was tabled last week, dropped any mention of that original target, which was introduced in the Liberals' 2025 election platform and repeated numerous times in that year's budget.

Instead, the 511-page document outlines a new plan to triple the pace of non-market housing construction to 24,000 starts per year over the next decade.

Non-market housing is usually more affordable and relies on government support to get built, but those homes account for only a small share of the overall number of units built in a year.

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Updated: 1:44 PM EST

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Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he arrives at Stanstead airport near London, England, on Sunday, March 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Carney takes off Wednesday for summits in Ireland, Philippines, Cambodia and China

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Carney takes off Wednesday for summits in Ireland, Philippines, Cambodia and China

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: 1:56 PM EST

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney takes off Wednesday for summits in Asia and Ireland where he'll look to advance trade and security ties.

His travels will take him to four countries and put him on the ground as high-stakes diplomacy takes place between the United States, China and Russia.

Vina Nadjibulla, co-founder of the Centre for Strategic Statecraft, said the trip is Canada's chance to build on new agreements and partnerships it has signed with countries around the world.

"We're now entering a much more consequential phase of actually implementing and delivering on all of these agreements, and sustaining the momentum," she said.

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Updated: 1:56 PM EST

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

House Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth

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House Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth

Konstantin Toropin, Ben Finley And Joey Cappelletti, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:23 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran.

The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the war in Iran and the resulting surge in gas prices. But after President Donald Trump signaled strong support for Hegseth, GOP lawmakers largely stood by the secretary Tuesday. They rejected the impeachment effort led by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and backed by Democrats.

The vote may only delay an impeachment push against Hegseth, with Democrats set to take control of the House and Senate in January.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is expected to become the next speaker when Democrats take charge in January, stood firmly behind the push, saying Hegseth has “abused his power” and “undermined America’s national security.”

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Updated: Yesterday at 6:23 PM EST

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Wainwright Mayor Bruce Pugh carries a Canada flag as he gathers alongside soldiers and community members, waiting for a convoy of government vehicles transporting some of the soldiers involved in a training incident that killed four soldiers at CFB Wainwright, in Wainwright, Alta., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

‘Things will never be the same’: Wainwright prepares for Remembrance Day after fire

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‘Things will never be the same’: Wainwright prepares for Remembrance Day after fire

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:11 AM EST

EDMONTON - The Alberta town of Wainwright is gearing up for what could be the most solemn Remembrance Day in its recent history, says Mayor Bruce Pugh.

A fire on Oct. 17 at the nearby Canadian Forces Base Wainwright killed four soldiers and injured 39. Officials said last week that 25 were still in various hospitals.

"It will be different this year just with the weight of what happened," said Pugh.

"Wainwright is a military community and it's a big family.

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:11 AM EST

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Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Nature Julie Dabrusin rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Dabrusin defends Canada’s climate record in advance of UN climate conference

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Dabrusin defends Canada’s climate record in advance of UN climate conference

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:11 AM EST

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin pointed to Canada's work on methane emissions and electrification Monday in defence of her government's climate policy before this week's annual United Nations climate conference.

Dabrusin will attend the first week of COP31 in Turkey this week. Some climate activists say Canada can expect some criticism there from other nations over its recent climate policy shifts.

Dabrusin disagreed with critics who say Canada has rolled back its climate commitments and argued that Canada is a leader on climate policy.

"When it comes to international climate finance, we're one of only two countries that's recommitted our international climate finance," she told The Canadian Press.

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:11 AM EST

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People participate in Maple Disruption 2.0, a collaborative effort to fight cybercrime, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - RCMP, Martine Chénier (Mandatory credit)

Collaboration helps cybercrime fighters ‘paint full picture,’ event participants say

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Collaboration helps cybercrime fighters ‘paint full picture,’ event participants say

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:12 AM EST

OTTAWA - A large video screen displays a running tally of statistics as dozens of people hunch over laptops, a freshly formed hivemind in the fight against cybercrime.

Operation Maple Disruption 2.0 is underway.

The event, which ran Nov. 2 to 6 in Ottawa, brought together partners working for more than 50 organizations — from banks and police forces to a large social media firm and securities commissions. It built on the first such event that took place last year.

It was organized by the RCMP's National Cybercrime Co-ordination Centre and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to pinpoint and disable tools used to commit cybercrime and fraud such as investment scams and identity theft.

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:12 AM EST