Manitobans mark Remembrance Day at RBC Convention Centre ceremony

ManitobaManitobans gathered at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg for the province’s largest Remembrance Day ceremony Tuesday morning.Province’s largest service held at downtown Winnipeg convention centreCBC News · Posted: Nov 11, 2025 11:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The ceremony at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg. (Darin Morash/CBC)Manitobans held a collective moment of silence as they gathered at the province’s largest Remembrance Day ceremony Tuesday morning.”Today, as we gather to honour the brave men and women who served and sacrificed for our country, we pause to recognize those that are not with us, those who never returned home,” said master of ceremonies Capt. Mary-Anne Saciuk at the start of the ceremony at the RBC Convention Centre in downtown Winnipeg, as she stood next to an empty chair symbolizing members of the military who died in the line of service. This year, the annual event marked the 80th anniversary of VE-Day — when Germany surrendered to Allied forces in May 1945, ending the Second World War in Europe — and VJ-Day, the formal end to fighting in Japan in August of that year.More than 1 million Canadians and Newfoundlanders (Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949) fought in the Second World War, Saciuk said. More than 45,000 were killed. The convention centre ceremony, which typically draws a crowd of more than 5,000 attendees each year, began at 10:40 a.m., with a moment of silence and the playing of The Last Post and Reveille at 11 a.m. For more than a century, Canadians have observed a minute of silence on Nov. 11, marking the armistice agreement that ended the First World War at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918. “To our veterans, we extend a simple yet profoundly heartfelt message: Thank you. Thank you for your unwavering service, both in times of peace and in the face of war,” said Saciuk. “Your dedication and sacrifices have not gone unnoticed.”