Large crowds also turned in communities across B.C., including Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, Vernon and Kamloops.

A dedication service was held in Belleville for one woman and two men who died during the First World War.

Thousands of people packed Vancouver's Victory Square under sunny skies to mark Remembrance Day 2018.

"Because we live freely, we have a huge duty and obligation to honour the people that gave us that gift," said NDG resident Maureen Godfrey.

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.

A century after the First World War ended, the same nationalist forces that propelled millions into conflict are again gathering steam, French president Emmanuel Macron told world leaders.

World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve the peace gathered by the dozens Sunday to mark the end of World War I's slaughter 100 years ago, turning Paris into the epicenter of global commemorations that drove home a powerful message: never again.

“It's to honour Canadians," said Rene Gonnez, who attended to thank Canadians personally. "That's very important."

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.

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.