CBC Manitoba News

Manitobans held a collective moment of silence as they gathered at the province's largest Remembrance Day ceremony Tuesday morning.

At 100 years old, Lt.-Cmdr. Robert Watkin still remembers the exact moment he decided he would join the military and fight for his country in the Second World War.

Kevin Monkman will never forget the racism he experienced growing up as a youth hockey player just trying to enjoy playing the game he loved. Monkman is one of three Manitobans who will sit on Hockey Canada’s first Indigenous Advisory Circle, which will work to combat anti-Indigenous racism in hockey, and promote inclusivity within the game.

A prominent Winnipeg war monument is scheduled to be in place at its new location in time for the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge next April.

An interim report into Winnipeg rail relocation recommends a short abandoned track in the Brooklands neighbourhood as a potential place to start.

A thousand crocheted poppies made in the Prairie city of Steinbach, Man., are now hanging 3,000 kilometres east in the maritime town of Pictou, Nova Scotia, marking a rural Canadian commemoration for veterans this Remembrance Day.

Some municipalities in Manitoba are renewing calls for the province to make legislative changes to reduce the role police play in responding to crises as rural and northern communities deal with staffing challenges with law enforcement and an increase in mental health calls.

Ottawa's Roy Martel looks back on a 37-year military career as he prepares to mark another Remembrance Day.

Skies clear across the south on Tuesday, with a few flurries or periods of light snow for the northeast.

A number of services and ceremonies will be held around Manitoba on Tuesday, as millions of Canadians collectively remember and pay tribute to military servicemen who fought for their country.