Ceremony in Ottawa marking 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day – May 8, 2025

Ceremony in Ottawa marking 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day – May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025 at 7:47 am  Federal, Politics, Video



A ceremony is held at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The event marks the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender to the Allies in World War II, which took effect on May 8, 1945.

Among the attendees are General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces, and Margriet Vonno, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Canada.

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