Poppies
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Hundreds gather in Penticton for Remembrance Day ceremonyRemembrance Day in Penticton looked quite a bit different again this year due to the pandemic, but hundreds of people still gathered together.CanadaNov 11, 2021
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Small Remembrance Day ceremony held at refurbished Saskatoon cenotaphMembers from the Saskatoon Downtown Canadian Progress Club decided to host their own ceremony outside of city hall in front of the cenotaph, which was refurbished this year.CanadaNov 11, 2021
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1,000 poppies line front of Peterborough Retirement Residence"It's a project that is honouring the veterans of Peterborough and our residents," said Kathleen Gordon, the home's director of community relations.CanadaNov 11, 2021
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Canadians asked to mask up at Remembrance Day ceremonies, says Royal Canadian LegionSome restrictions and changes will nonetheless remain in place at Remembrance Day ceremonies as COVID-19 continues to pose a threat.CanadaNov 11, 2021
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Montreal-area tattoo artist designs Royal Canadian Mint Remembrance Day coinThe $20 silver coin is called A Wreath of Remembrance: Lest We Forget. The design includes a wreath of six different-sized, coloured poppies with a maple leaf in the middle.CanadaNov 10, 2021
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B.C. woman crochets 100 poppies for flower’s 100th anniversary as a symbol of remembranceA Victoria woman has crocheted 100 poppies and attached them to a tree in her front yard as a way to honour veterans ahead of Remembrance Day.CanadaNov 9, 2021
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100 Years of Poppies: From Flanders Fields to our lapelsAnna Guérin convinced the Canadian Great War Veterans’ Association to adopt the poppy. One hundred years later it’s still worn on lapels leading up to Remembrance Day.CanadaNov 9, 2021
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No Stone Left Alone honours Okanagan veteransIn the lead-up to Remembrance Day, around 300 Vernon, B.C. students are laying poppies on the gravestones of over a thousand veterans.NewsNov 4, 2021
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John Abbott College celebrates 15th annual Remembrance Day ceremony'It takes a special kind of person to put up that kind of sacrifice for your country,' said one student at the John Abbott College Remembrance Day service Thursday.CanadaNov 4, 2021
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Veterans forced to get creative with annual remembrance event due to COVID-19 pandemicAs Remembrance Day approaches, the lingering COVID-19 pandemic means some traditional ceremonies will be altered or cancelled to comply with health restrictions.HealthNov 2, 2021
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