The city will be holding a service at the Cenotaph in Victoria Park at 10:45 a.m.

Hundreds gathered at the Cross of Sacrifice Cenotaph to not only honour Canada's fallen soldiers, but to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. 

Remembrance Day ceremonies around Saskatoon recognized the contributions of veterans 100 years after the end of the First World War.

“I’m proud. I’m a proud Canadian and I was impressed by the number of Canadians who take the time to come out and to honour the service of those who have fallen in the service of their country,” said Col. Daniel Stepaniuk.

A tightly packed crowd has gathered in the nation's capital for the national Remembrance Day ceremonies, marking 100 years since the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War.

The British Royal Legion estimates that some 885,000 Muslims supported the Allied effort in the First World War, serving in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and North Africa.

“It’s a good opportunity to look back at what actually happened a hundred years ago, and how many people actually died in some pretty grave circumstances."

In a powerful show of unity, Macron and Merkel sat inside the reconstructed teak-lined rail wagon in which the peace charter was signed and looked through a book of remembrance.

President Donald Trump is attracting criticism after he cancelled a trip to a cemetery for American war dead near Paris — due to wet weather. 

For Canadian veterans wounded by bullets, shells or gas attacks, the end of the First World War heralded a new battle: the fight with Ottawa for support and benefits.