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National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (June 23, 2026)

A graphic design featuring white lilies and green foliage above bold black text reading "National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism" with the date "June 23" in red below.

June 23, 2026, has been designated as National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism, in memory of those who lost their lives to acts of terror in Canada and abroad. 
 

On this day in 1985, 329 innocent people, including 280 Canadians, were killed by a terrorist attack on Air India Flight 182 bound for the United Kingdom from Canada. This remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history. To honour the victims of this tragedy and of terrorist attacks across the world, the government declared June 23 of every year as a National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism.

National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (pm.gc.ca)


All BSD Schools and Facilities will lower their flags to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to mark the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism.


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