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0 For the second year in a row, dozens of bed and breakfast establishments across the country are offering free accommodations on Remembrance Day to veterans and serving members of the military. B&Bs for Vets, patterned after the program started in the U.S. in 2008,...
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0 It’s near the middle of the 2012 remembrance period and even though the poppy has been a symbol of remembrance since 1921, some people are stumped about poppy etiquette.The first question is when it’s proper to start wearing the poppy. The poppy can be seen...
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4 For the first time, Canadians commemorated Remembrance Day without a Canadian First World War veteran. With the passing of John Babcock, Canada’s last surviving soldier of the Great War, so passed the live memories of those who served in uniform during that time. Yet Canadians... -
6 Veterans form up in front of the cenotaph. PHOTO: TOM MacGREGOR Growing up in Sutton, England, a young Joyce Paynter heard people talking about the chance of war, but didn’t think it would happen. Then one day, I was coming home from school and the...
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1 Silver Cross Mother Della Morley speaks with Prince Charles, flanked by Governor General Michaëlle Jean (left) and the Duchess of Cornwall. PHOTO: METROPOLIS STUDIO It was the first time 91-year-old Arthur Dewar of London, Ont., had worn his medals, and the first time he had attended...
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0 Misty and snowy mountains are the backdrop for the Banff, Alta., Remembrance Day parade. PHOTO: ADAM DAY Banff in November is a vision of a winter wonderland. At the town limits the snowy mountains stretch instantly upwards into rocky peaks and people clank down the...
Remembrance Day
