A Quarter Century Later
Today marks 25 years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and communities across Canada are pausing to remember. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that memory carries particular weight: when U.S. airspace shut down that day, dozens of flights were diverted to Canadian airports, including Gander, where thousands of stranded passengers were taken in by local residents.
Sharing Their Stories
Four people from Newfoundland and Labrador are now recounting how they helped those in need in the chaotic days that followed the attacks. Their recollections, gathered on this 25th anniversary, offer a firsthand look at how ordinary Canadians responded when thousands of travellers suddenly found themselves stranded far from home.
The province's role in sheltering and caring for stranded passengers after 9/11 has become one of the most widely told Canadian stories of that day, and the anniversary is prompting renewed reflection on it nationally.
Source: CBC News
