Thai, a service dog that helps his owner, Cedric Cousineau, a retired air force navigator who was awarded the Star of Courage, deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, attends the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Grand Parade in Halifax on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Cousineau, left, was injured during a rescue at sea in 1986. (Andrew Vaughan/ Canadian Press) Photo: Andrew Vaughan/ Canadian Press Canadians across the country bowed their heads at 11 a.m. today to mark the sacrifices of her soldiers, past and present.
Take a look at how different parts of the country remembered the horrors of wars past and honoured soldiers present.
In Halifax
Juno Beach veteran Gerry MacDonald salutes as he attends Remembrance Day ceremonies in Halifax. (Andrew Vaughan/ Canadian Press)
Poppies are pinned to wreaths at the end of the Remembrance Day Grand Parade in Halifax. (Andrew Vaughan/ Canadian Press)
Thai, a service dog that helps his owner, Cedric Cousineau, a retired air force navigator who was awarded the Star of Courage, deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, attends the Remembrance Day ceremonies in Halifax. (Andrew Vaughan/ Canadian Press)
In Dartmouth
The grave of Pte. William M. Gale, who served with the 25th Battalion of the Nova Scotia Rifles during the First World War, is marked by a Canadian flag at the Dartmouth Memorial Gardens in Dartmouth, N.S. on Monday. Every year the Royal Canadian Legion, Centennial Branch, places a flag and poppy on the grave of each veteran in the cemetery. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
In Toronto
A man reads old war tombs as Remembrance Day celebrations in Toronto get underway. (Nathan Denette/ Canadian Press)
A honour guard cast his shadow on a cenotaph during Remembrance Day celebrations in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/ Canadian Press)
Second World War verteran William Stanfield, 91, marks Remembrance Day celebrations in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/ Canadian Press)
Ottawa
CF-18 jets fly over the National War Memorial during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. (Sean Kilpatrick/ Canadian Press)
Veterans take part in the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial. (Sean Kilpatrick/ Canadian Press)
People line the streets before the start of the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial. (Justin Tang/ Canadian Press)
Peter Brosowski wears poppy art in his hair as he attends Remembrance Day ceremonies. (Wayne Cuddington/Ottawa Citizen)
Preparations are well underway for Ottawa’s Remembrance Day Ceremony on November 11, 2014. (Pat McGrath/Ottawa Citizen)
Vets waiting for service to begin on Remembrance Day. (Julie Oliver/Ottawa Citizen)
William Perrin, 94 and a veteran of WWII, attends the ceremonies in Ottawa. (Julie Oliver/Ottawa Citizen)
Second World War veteran Ted Patrick looks on before the start of Ottawa’s Remembrance Day ceremony. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
Governor General David Johnston speaks during the ceremony. (Sean Kilpatrick/ Canadian Press)
Princess Anne speaks during the Remembrance Day ceremony. (Sean Kilpatrick/ Canadian Press)
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