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Canada remembers veterans alongside soldiers lost in Wainwright training fire

Global National's Remembrance Day broadcast moves from Ottawa's national ceremony to Alberta's mourning and a handmade poppy tribute in Dartmouth.

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Global National: Nov. 11, 2026 | Thousands attend Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa

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0:55Ottawa's National War Memorial ceremony opens the coverage, with veterans reflecting on service and survival.
3:42Wainwright's ceremony honors four soldiers who died in a training exercise fire, Global reports.
6:26Global reports a pilot died after participating in a Remembrance Day flyover near Saint-Georges, Quebec.
7:05A ceremony at Ottawa's National Aboriginal Veterans Monument honors Inuit, Métis and First Nations veterans.
18:20The broadcast explains the daily Turning of the Page ceremony for Ottawa's Books of Remembrance.
20:00Dartmouth volunteers and long-term care residents create a handmade poppy installation honoring veterans and fallen soldiers.

"It means I'm lucky. I'm lucky to be alive," veteran Harry Blank tells Global News during its coverage of the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.

His reflection is part of the November 11 Global National broadcast, anchored by Dawna Friesen, which follows Canadians gathering at memorials across the country. At the National War Memorial, veterans and members of the public commemorate military service and sacrifice. A separate report visits the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument to honor Inuit, Métis and First Nations veterans.

In Wainwright, Alberta, remembrance carries an immediate loss. Global reports that the community's ceremony honors four soldiers who died in a recent training exercise fire. Base commander Lt. Col. Dustin MacLeod says: "We remember their service and sacrifice, stand with their families and comrades, and honor their memory."

The broadcast also reports a pilot's death following a Remembrance Day flyover near Saint-Georges, Quebec. According to the report, he was the only person involved in the small-plane crash.

Heidi Petracek's closing feature finds another way of preserving names and memories in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia: an installation of 18,000 handmade poppies, created by volunteers and long-term care residents. Volunteer Cathy Fancy recalls veterans in her own family, including her late husband. Veteran Wendy Matchett reflects on seeing modern-day fallen soldiers, including those killed in Afghanistan, commemorated in the display.

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