Using data from card files and archives, Global News plotted Torontonian war casualties from World War One, World War Two and the Korean war.

OTTAWA - A large hushed crowd converged around the National War Memorial in Ottawa on a chilly Sunday as the country paused for a moment to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Communities big and small across Canada are staging Remembrance Day ceremonies to honour Canadians who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Take a look at photos, memories and messages of thanks from Canadians across the country.

This Remembrance Day, Global News pays tribute to the men and women who have served our country with special coverage on television and online. Starting at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Pacific) on Sunday, November 11, GlobalNews.ca will live-stream an hour-long special called Canada Remembers. <br /><br />

HONG KONG - Canadians should live their lives worthy of the freedom, democracy and justice they enjoy as a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending those values, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday.

TORONTO - Daniel Lafontaine's accounts of life in war-torn Bosnia send chills down the spines of his listeners.

When Acting Cpl. Lionel B. (“Leo”) Clarke was faced with the choice to surrender to the enemy, or to fight his way out of the trenches against all odds, he chose the latter. And, for that act of valour on Sept. 9, 1916, in which he killed or captured 18 German soldiers and two officers, Clarke — then 24 years old — received the highest honour awarded to Canadian soldiers: The Victoria Cross.

The Royal Canadian Legion is facing criticism after it asked a Fredericton knitting circle to stop stitching wool poppies, even though the group was doing it to raise money for the legion.

Albert Wallace remembers lying awake anxiously in bed the night of the escape, hearing the sound of a gunshot and the commotion that followed.

Canadians have never shied away from honouring Remembrance Day, but a new poll suggests there's growing interest in paying tribute to fallen soldiers.