Thousands gather in Ottawa for Remembrance Day tribute to Canada’s veterans [Video]

Thousands of veterans, military personnel and their supporters gathered at Canada’s National War Memorial in Ottawa to remember those who have fought and died to protect this country and its freedoms.

Monday’s grey and gloomy weather conditions — and the threat of rain — did little to dent the crowd size as many Canadians, some from points faraway, were eager to be in the nation’s capital to honour the men and women who have defended Canada in times of war and peace and the 118,000 Canadians who have been killed in service to this country.

The crowd assembled was one of the largest in recent memory with people snaked around the memorial and down the surrounding city streets, a return to form after smaller crowds of the COVID era.

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