Ottawa Observations: Thursday, November 11, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Thursday, November 11, 2021

 

Remembrance Day 2021

Arrival of dignitaries at Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa delayed due to suspicious package: RCMP

Canadians mark Remembrance Day in person a year after pandemic limited ceremonies

Anand reflects on her first Remembrance Day as defence minister

Saving Sergeant Hurwitz:  Historians work to rescue a Canadian war hero from obscurity

Ignored for years, Indigenous veteran finally asked to lay Remembrance wreath at legion

My husband didn't die at war but I'm still a military widow

Thousands attend Remembrance Day ceremony at BC legislature in Victoria

Suspicious package delays Justin Trudeau's arrival at Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa

With masks and distancing, Canadians attend Remembrance Day ceremonies 

As the bells toll on the 11th hour we must remember the forgotten

Remembering is a sacred obligation - and today I remember one Canadian in particular

First Canadian parachute battalion are little-known heroes of Second World War

There's no time limit on remembering the sacrifices of those who fought

Second World War veteran's moving Remembrance Day wreath laying

Remembering all our heroes: Buried Indigenous children deserves the same respect as our fallen heroes

Suspicious package at Remembrance Day ceremony delays arrival of prime minister, Governor General

The secret history a Canadian engineer who escaped Germany and Hitler's 'Black Book'

'Not the right time:' Anger in Kelowna after Remembrance Day ceremony disrupted

Global BC Remembers Special

Former peacekeeper recalls Canada's 'forgotten battle' in former Yugoslavia

Surrey commando who fought to keep veterans' memories alive remembered 

Final flight of BC's Fraser Blues formation flying team

Pro-vaccine graffiti scrawled on Cranbrook cenotaph on Remembrance Day

'Their hearts were so strong': Splatsin Remembrance ceremony hours veterans

Belongings of celebrated RCAF airman found abandoned in attic

BC veteran among the last from unit that fought for Canada before they were allowed to vote

Naming the dead: BC man unravels the mysteries of veterans buried in unmarked graves

Oldest living veteran in Canada honoured at 110 years old

Protest against vaccine mandates at Kelowna Remembrance Day gathering was 'a step too far',  RCMP say

Veteran takes to the skies in 1938 biplane for cenotaph flyover

Young BC musicians are connecting with veterans by creating original compositions dedicated to their service

Anti-vaxxers disrupt Remembrance Day services in Kelowna  

Veterans honoured at Remembrance Day ceremonies in Vancouver, Victoria 

Chinatown Remembrance Day ceremony honours Chinese Canadians who served in wars 

A short but meaningful remembrance at Ross Bay Cemetery 

Large turnout for Victoria Remembrance Day ceremony; in Kelowna, anti-vaxxers cause disruption

Marking Remembrance Day in Victoria

91 year old Saanich veteran recalls life at sea aboard the Athabaskan

Hundreds remember the sacrifices of veterans at Sidney's Remembrance Day ceremony

Metchosin girls sell $1,041 in paintings to help Langford Legion

Langford Remembrance Day ceremony welcomes back in-person service

'The immortal poppy': Canadian Legion sells NFTs for 100th anniversary

Canada / China tensions                 

China's Xi Jinping secures his place in history as most powerful leader since Mao

China warns Vancouver against forging partnership with Taiwanese city

'On a par with Mao': China's Xi Jinping rewrites official history to open door to unlimited rule

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Quebec's top doctor defends COVID-19 response at inquest into long-term care deaths

Canada's newest COVID-19 epicentres are more remote, less vaccinated and less resourced 

Longest Kelowna care home COVID-19 outbreak finally ends; 17 lives lost

West Kelowna school officials hopeful in-class hiatus will break rise in cases

Globe and Mail

Newfoundland police face crisis after sex-assault conviction against on-duty officer

SNC-Lavalin CEO calls off Montreal speech as language debate in Quebec intensifies

Ottawa doctor pleads for help from Prime Minister after death threat

Manitoba's top doctor says new restrictions coming as COVID-19 cases rise in province

Judge dismisses Maxime Bernier's defamation case against Warren Kinsella over Project Cactus campaign

The pandemic is, more than ever, a pandemic of the unvaccinated 

CBC

Veterans Affairs Case Managers are feeling 'overwhelmed, frustrated,' says union president 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

105 containers that fell from cargo ship near BC believed to have sunk: coast guard

What a strike at one of Canada's biggest meat-processing plants could mean for your grocery bill

Hajdu looking at 'realistic timeline' to end First Nations boil-water advisories 

Trudeau calls for clearing cyberspace of hate, disinformation at peace forum

Afghan refugees in GTA frustrated by multiple, abrupt moves between hotels

Doug Ford won't lead on COVID-19. How can he ask Ontario to vote for him again?

Ford is right: Ontario has the right stuff to lead on electric vehicles 

Ontario's government is weirdly unprepared for the pandemic's fourth wave

Toronto Sun

Scott Moe and Saskatchewan deserve respect and understanding, not ridicule  

Potential Judicial inquiry into Ottawa's LRT system could have implications in Toronto

As borders re-open, we still have to be mindful of precautions 

Parliament isn't a priority for Trudeau

National Post

SNC-Lavalin CEO delays Montreal speech so he can add more French content 

Ontarians befuddled and perplexed by the success of legalized cannabis

Canada's flag and anthem under regular attack by the progressive left

Justin Trudeau calls for clearing cyberspace of hate, disinformation at internet panel

Macleans

How blockchain could revolutionize food supply chains - and lower your grocery bill

Global 

Why a BC doctor says it's time to include climate change as part of diagnosis

Rainfall warning, with amounts nearing 50mm, issued for Lower mainland

'No sign' of 105 containers from cargo ship in BC waters: coast guard

Vernon raising concerns about BC's drug decriminalization plan 

Miscellaneous            

Changes to BC's autism program catastrophic 

Do we really want courts determining what comics can say in their routines?

Time for Vancouver to use local powers to protect SRO's for low-income residents

Andrew Nikiforuk speaks on surviving climate change

Canada has left Afghan interpreters out in the cold

Reconciliation at the end of a gun

Now Saskatchewan wants to split?