ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaA mother remembers her son killed serving in Afghanistan November 9|Duration 5:52November 9NewsDuration 5:52Nancy Payne is Canada’s 2025 National Silver Cross Mother, representing all families who have lost sons and daughters to war. She tells CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about her son Cpl. Randy Joseph who died serving in Afghanistan and the phone call she says she’ll never forget. Related Stories Daughter of late WWII vet fighting funeral company for compensation after grave found empty Her son died of asthma. Now kids get lessons on surviving smoky skies, in his name ‘Now, she can’t be a mom’: Family of woman allegedly killed by ex says motherhood was everything to her N.W.T. 911 call volumes stable in 2024-25 but the service was over budget, annual report says Mother urges parents to get RSV antibody for newborns after son’s harrowing experienceMore from NewsVideo2:59Deadly Typhoon Fung-wong displaces more than 1.4 million in Philippines 6 minutes agoVideo2:48Small Quebec town honours Japanese Canadians displaced during WW II1 hour agoVideo10:08Pattern of extortions targeted at B.C.’s South Asian community comes to light2 hours agoVideo2:16Veteran’s daughter dismayed to learn of empty gravesite4 hours agoVideo1:58Love for Canadian coffee chain hatches growing nest of collectibles4 hours agoTrending NowVideo1:46The message behind this Ottawa woman’s striking photo shootOctober 30Video22:58At Issue | Is Pierre Poilievre’s leadership in trouble?The National November 7Video0:57Justin x Katy: ‘Is that really real?’CBC News October 30Video1:11Trump asked about Canadians refusing to travel to the U.S.October 8Video1:17Toronto children’s charity wins big following Jays-Dodgers rivalryCBC News November 8
Silver Cross Mother from Lansdowne, Ont., remembers her son
