Photos: Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial service held at Parliament Hill

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Family members of the late Ontario Provincial Police officer Tarun Bali share an emotional moment during the ceremony honouring their loved one, who was fatally struck by a vehicle in June.

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Hundreds of police and peace officers marched to Parliament Hill on Sunday, Sept. 27, for the 49th annual Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial service honouring those who died in the line of duty.

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This year’s emotional ceremony added the names of five police officers and one correctional services officer to the memorial, and gave family members an opportunity to honour and remember their loved ones.

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Ottawa Citizen photographer Ashley Fraser was also at Parliament Hill for the sombre service.

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Family members of the late Ontario Provincial Police officer Brandon Malcolm share an emotional moment as the ceremony honours and remembers their loved one, who died in a single-vehicle crash in April.

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Family members of the late Sûreté du Québec officer Anais Fortin-Cozzens, who died in a car crash, take part in the emotional memorial ceremony on Parliament Hill on Sunday.

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Police hats representing each of the fallen officers were carried into Sunday's memorial ceremony on pillows in tribute to those who died in the line of duty.

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Hundreds of police and peace officers marched to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, for the 49th annual Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial service.

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Anna Korutowska, widow of Ottawa police Const. Eric Czapnik, who was killed in the line of duty, receives a hug from an Ottawa police officer before the memorial ceremony began Sunday.

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