2.2K views · 42 reactions | Some Remembrance Day ceremonies were cancelled due to COVID-19, but a scaled back ceremony at Edmonton's Beverly Cenotaph went ahead Wednesday morning. Fletcher Kent joined the noon news to explain how things were different on this year. READ MORE: https://globalnews.ca/news/7411733/edmonton-beverly-cenotaph-remembrance-day-ceremony/ | Global Edmonton | Facebook

10K views · 136 reactions | Remembrance Day ceremonies were held throughout the city Friday, including a service at the Beverly Cenotaph. After the ceremony, Gord Steinke talked to two members of the medical unit about the role of 15 Field Ambulance in the community. | Global Edmonton | Facebook

🇺🇸What is a Cenotaph? As we recognize Memorial Day, I wanted to highlight cenotaphs and their significance to our fallen military service members. A cenotaph is a monument erected to honor a person whose remains are elsewhere. The word comes from Greek roots: kenos (empty) and taphos (tomb), meaning "empty tomb." These memorials serve as symbolic graves for those who died in service but whose bodies were never recovered or returned home. Cenotaphs gained special significance during the Civil W