Memorials honour lives lost during 1st year of pandemic

Several memorials were held across the country to honour the more than 22,000 people who died of COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic. The federal government declared Thursday a national day of mourning. Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNa... Connect with The National online: Facebook |   / thenational   Twitter |   / cbcthenational   Instagram |   / cbcthenational   More from CBC News | https://www.cbc.ca/news The National is CBC's flagship nightly news program, featuring the day's top stories with in-depth and original journalism, with hosts Adrienne Arsenault and Andrew Chang in Toronto, Ian Hanomansing in Vancouver and the CBC's chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton in Ottawa.