Close X
Saturday, November 16, 2024
ADVT 
National

Premier Christy Clark Thanks Veterans, Families, For Their Sacrifice

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 Nov, 2015 11:58 AM
    VANCOUVER — Premier Christy Clark marks Remembrance Day in her Okanagan riding.
     
    She is participating in a ceremony at Royal Lepage Place in West Kelowna, B.C.
     
    In a release from the premier's office, Clark thanked all those, from conflicts past and current, who have answered this country's call.
     
    Clark also thanked the families who lost loved ones or support soldiers who have returned from war.
     
    In other events, several thousand people are expected to turn out for a parade of veterans and a ceremony at Vancouver's cenotaph in the downtown core.
     
    And tens of thousands crowded around the National War Memorial in Ottawa for a service led by Governor General David Johnston.
     

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Umbrella Identified As Suspected Firearm That Prompted Fredericton School Lockdowns

    Umbrella Identified As Suspected Firearm That Prompted Fredericton School Lockdowns
    Police in Fredericton say a suspected firearm being carried by a man in the city this morning turned out to be an umbrella.

    Umbrella Identified As Suspected Firearm That Prompted Fredericton School Lockdowns

    Saskatoon Police Clearing Path To Solution Of Big Snowblower Theft

    Saskatoon Police Clearing Path To Solution Of Big Snowblower Theft
    Police in Saskatoon are swept up in an investigation into the theft early Wednesday morning of $25,000 worth of new snowblowers.

    Saskatoon Police Clearing Path To Solution Of Big Snowblower Theft

    Lockdown Lifted At Wilfrid Laurier University After Online Threat

    Lockdown Lifted At Wilfrid Laurier University After Online Threat
    The university's Waterloo, Ont., campus was closed early Friday morning and students and faculty were told to stay away.

    Lockdown Lifted At Wilfrid Laurier University After Online Threat

    Crown Wants 4-5 Years Prison For Man, Found Guilty In Deadly Toronto Scaffolding Collapse

    Crown Wants 4-5 Years Prison For Man, Found Guilty In Deadly Toronto Scaffolding Collapse
    Vadim Kazenelson was found guilty in June on four counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

    Crown Wants 4-5 Years Prison For Man, Found Guilty In Deadly Toronto Scaffolding Collapse

    Diplomat Ken Taylor, Hero Of Iranian Hostage Crisis, Dead Of Cancer At 81

    Diplomat Ken Taylor, Hero Of Iranian Hostage Crisis, Dead Of Cancer At 81
    His exploits in Tehran at the time were the basis for the blockbuster 2012 Hollywood film "Argo," which resurrected the crisis for a whole new generation — even if it was criticized for understating Canada's part in the drama.

    Diplomat Ken Taylor, Hero Of Iranian Hostage Crisis, Dead Of Cancer At 81

    Ceremony To Mark Death Of Soldier Patrice Vincent, Who Was Slain In Terror Attack

    A ceremony will be held for Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent on Tuesday — one year to the day he was run down and killed by Martin Couture-Rouleau, a radicalized Quebec man, in a parking lot in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

    Ceremony To Mark Death Of Soldier Patrice Vincent, Who Was Slain In Terror Attack