Remembrance Day News Archive
Faculty of Arts
CBC Radio Noon: Why Remembrance Day Still Matters
November 11, 2025 —
Jody Perrun, sessional Instructor of History at the University of Manitoba, speaks with CBC host Laurie Hoogstraten about the meaning of Remembrance Day, Canada’s role in the world wars, and why remembering remains vital today.
Indigenous
UM recognizes Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day
November 6, 2025 —
As we observe National Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day, we pause to reflect on the sacrifices made by Canadian veterans and Indigenous Peoples who served, often in the face of immense adversity.
Indigenous
UM honours Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day
November 7, 2024 —
As we observe Remembrance Day and National Indigenous Veterans Day, we pause to reflect on the sacrifices made by Canadian veterans and Indigenous Peoples who served, often in the face of immense adversity.
Libraries
Remembering the forgotten
October 31, 2024 —
Hidden in a corner between University Centre and the Helen Glass Centre for Nursing, on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus, is a memorial that largely goes unnoticed, dedicated to the 30 members of the 11th Canadian Field Ambulance.
Libraries
The ‘Suicide’ Battalion’s Chemist
November 7, 2022 —
In the Armes Building at UM’s Fort Garry campus hangs a plaque commemorating Henry P. Armes, for whom the building is named.
Finding meaning in remembrance
November 10, 2021 —
War and conflict remain a reality for many people in the world
The Conversation: First World War poet Wilfred Owen, treated for shell shock, carried readers into the horror of war
November 6, 2020 —
Owen’s 'Dulce et Decorum Est' has an unambiguous anti-war message, and it works skillfully to immerse the reader in a subsuming, visceral representation of the lived experience of the frontline soldier
Price Faculty of Engineering
Remembering Our Fallen
November 8, 2019 —
When WWI took hold of the globe, engineering students at the University of Manitoba put down their pencils, packed their bags, and headed overseas to serve their country in a fight for freedom and peace.
‘Mother, it’s terrible the things we see over here’
November 11, 2018 —
The experience of one soldier can serve to convey the fragility of life and the tragedy of war as it impacts the lives of those left behind
The Roll of the Fallen
November 9, 2018 —
1,119 individuals represented the University of Manitoba in the service of their country, according to the Roll of the Fallen