Prime Minister Mark Carney pays tribute to 9/11 victims

Carney pays tribute to 9/11 victims
Carney pays tribute to 9/11 victims
The Canadian and United States flags were lowered to half mast at a commemorative ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the U.S., in Gander, N.L., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002. (CP PICTURE ARCHIVE/Andrew Vaughan)
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is paying tribute to the victims of 9/11.

Carney says Canadians stand with their American neighbours in mourning, remembrance, and solidarity.

Thousands are expected to fill an arena in central Newfoundland for a solemn ceremony remembering those killed in terrorist attacks in the United States 25 years ago.

Thirty-eight planes carrying more than 6,500 passengers were grounded in Gander, N.L. after hijackers took command of four aircraft and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington and a field in Pennsylvania.

People in Gander dropped everything to fill churches and community halls with cots, food and clothing, and they cared for the passengers for days.

The town became a symbol of the kindness shown across Canada as planes were forced to land in airports across the country.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2026.

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