Canadian flags flew at half-mast and the skirl of bagpipes rang out Sunday as hundreds of police officers marched onto the lawn on Parliament Hill to honour those who have fallen in the line of duty.
The Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ annual memorial service recognized five police officers and a correctional services officer who died this year.Ontario Provincial Police officer Brandon Malcolm died in a single-vehicle crash in April, and his colleague Tarun Bali was fatally struck by a car in June.
Also honoured was Toronto police officer Marc Pinizzotto, Quebec provincial police officer Anais Fortin-Cozzens, Montreal police officer Mohamed Benreouane, and Edmonton corrections officer Nicolae Serban.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the ceremony is a chance to pay respects to fallen heroes, as well as their families who “paid the ultimate price for that sacrifice.”Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is co-hosting a global meeting in Toronto today aimed at advancing work to return Ukrainian children abducted by Russian officials.In 2024, the Trudeau government co-launched with Ukraine an international coalition of nations working to return Ukrainian children abducted since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
