Here's what's happening on Remembrance Day in the North

This Remembrance Day marks75 years since the end of the Second World War.

And this yearthe COVID-19 pandemic is shifting how Canadiansmark the day, with most ceremoniesgoing virtual.

Canadians across the country are being asked by theRoyal Canadian Legion, for the first time, to pay respects to veterans online rather than in person at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

The pandemic has also changed how the day will be marked in the North. Here are some of the events planned in Yukon, the N.W.T. and Nunavut.

Yukon events

There will be ceremonies in Whitehorse and Dawson City. The Whitehorse ceremony will be streamed on the local Legion'sFacebook pageand itstarts at 10:45 a.m. local time. Itwill last about half an hour. The ceremony will also be broadcast on Northwestel.

Attendance at the Legion in Whitehorse will be limited to invited guests until 2:30 p.m. After that,it will be open to members and guests, but limited to 50 people at a time.The Canada Games Centre usually the site of the Remembrance Day ceremony in Whitehorse will be closed.

In Dawson City, the ceremonybegins at 10:30 a.m. local time at the Robert Service School Gym,with a reception at the Dawson City Museum, though thegeneral public is discouraged from attending this year.

In Whitehorse and Dawson City, wreaths will beplaced at the cenotaphs after the ceremonies.

In Watson Lake, a small ceremony will be held outside the town office just before 11 a.m. People are asked to stay two metres apart and stay with their family bubbles.

N.W.T. events

Due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, attendance at the Remembrance Day service in Yellowknife will be by invitation only this year. The local Legionis inviting people to attend itsvirtual ceremony at 10:45 am.

A ceremony will be held at the InuvikLegion with a maximum of 50 guests, by invitation only. The ceremony will also be streamed online at the local legion's Facebook page.

The Fort Smith Legionbranch is hosting avirtual Remembrance Day service available on the Town of Fort Smith YouTube channel. The in-person ceremony is by invite only. Wreathes will be left out for the public to view and pay their respects throughout the day.

Nunavut events

In Iqaluit, COVID-19 restrictionmeans there will be no Remembrance Day service in the Cadet Hall. Instead there will be a march from the RCMP detachment to the fourcorners and then to the cenotaph. It starts at 10:45 a.m. ET. There will also be a short service at the cenotaph.

Due to capacity restrictions the branch will not be able to host its usual Remembrance Day dinner.

The Inuksuk High School music program prepared a Remembrance Day Ceremony which was turned into a video and canbe viewed on Iqaluit Public Service Announcements Facebook page at 11 a.m.

The community of Cambridge Bay says in its newsletter that it is unable to hold its Remembrance Day event due to the pandemic. All the municipality's programming will also be closed for the day.

Watch CBC coverage

CBC will broadcast a Remembrance Day special on CBC TV, CBC News Network and online.

Watch CBC's specialhere:

The special airs on CBC News Network and runslivefrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. On CBC TV, you canwatch the special at 10 a.m. local time.

CBC will alsorepeatthe broadcast on CBC News Networkbetween 6 and 8 p.m. ET.

Matt Galloway and Nil Kksalwill host special coverage on CBC Radio One or the CBC Listen app at 10:55 a.m. local time.

There will also be special programming onCBCRadio in the North Joanne Stassenwill host Calling Home, a pan-northern special from noon to 1 p.m. local time, and George MaratoshostsThe North Remembers, between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time.