Police memorial recognizes six officers killed in the line of duty in 2026
The annual ceremony added 6 names to the memorial, which has grown by more than 900 since 1978, officials said.
- On Sunday, the 49th annual Memorial for Canadian Police and Peace Officers occurred on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, honoring six officers who died in the line of duty this year.
- Since the memorial service began in 1978, over 900 names have been added to glass tablets that line the perimeter wall on Parliament Hill, marking decades of remembrance.
- Honorees included Ontario Provincial Police officers Brandon Malcolm and Tarun Bali, Toronto police officer Marc Pinizzotto, correctional officer Nicolae Serban, Anais Fortin-Cozzens, and Montreal police officer Mohamed Benreouane.
- Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree addressed the ceremony, stating families "paid the ultimate price for that sacrifice" and "not every police and peace officer makes it home."
- Deaths occurred under varied circumstances, including vehicle crashes in April and June, and a fatal shooting in Toronto while executing a search warrant for an alleged "gun-for-hire" scheme.
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Hundreds of police officers turned to Parliament Hill to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the performance of their duties.
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Police memorial recognizes six officers killed in the line of duty in 2026
OTTAWA - Canadian flags were at half-mast and the skirl of bagpipes rung out as hundreds of police officers marched onto the lawn on Parliament Hill to honour those who
The Canadian flags were in dungeon and the sound of the bagpipes resounded as hundreds of policemen marched on the lawn of Parliament Hill to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the performance of their duties.
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