Mayor of Toronto, Olivia Chow, walks to deliver remarks at a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (VE-Day), in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Thursday, May 8, 2025.
Victory in Europe Day commemorations underway in Toronto, Ottawa
Veterans Affairs is holding a ceremony today at Toronto’s Coronation Park, with Mayor Olivia Chow and Ontario Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont among those set to attend.
Mayor of Toronto, Olivia Chow, walks to deliver remarks at a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (VE-Day), in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Thursday, May 8, 2025.
OTTAWA - Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Veterans Affairs Canada says Canadians and Allied soldiers accepted the surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands on May 5, 1945.
Remaining German forces then surrendered across Europe and May 8, 1945, was declared Victory in Europe Day.
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Veterans Affairs is hosting a wreath-laying ceremony today at the Victory-Peace Monument at Toronto’s Coronation Park, with º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøMayor Olivia Chow and Ontario Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont among those set to attend.
An event is taking place in Ottawa at the National War Memorial with the chief of the defence staff, Gen. Jennie Carignan, and the Dutch ambassador to Canada.
Other ceremonies are taking place across the country.
— With files from Rianna Lim in Toronto
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 8, 2025.
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