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Canada Remembers

You can watch our one-hour Remembrance Day special online now, hosted by Dawna Friesen.

Remembering Robert

Global National's Mike Drolet recalls meeting a Canadian soldier who left a profound impact on him.

FEATURE: Lest youth forget

Promising never to forget, hundreds of Canadian teens journeyed to the National War Memorial as a show of support from one generation to another.

LIVE BLOG: Remembrance Day ceremony

Watch the Remembrance Day ceremony live from Ottawa and chat with an expert.

Interactive map: Toronto's grief unfolds

Watch the Second World War progress through our interactive map showing the human cost of war in Toronto.

YOUR THOUGHTS

Poppy ban

Some employees at a McDonald's in southern Alberta aren't loving that they can't wear poppies. What do you think of the ban?

Remembrance Day events across Canada

Some of the ways Remembrance Day is being marked across Canada.

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Remembrance Day

People gathered at memorials across the Country to remember Canada's Veterans. Many also shared their stories online. 

D-Day to Victory

Take an interactive journey through the last months of World War II with History.ca.

Storming Juno Beach

Just before the D-Day landings, one of Alex Adair’s friends had a premonition. “I’m not gonna make it,” he said.

Life in a shipping container

Former Canadian Forces soldier Claude Lord is one of 150 veterans in a federal program aimed at getting ex-military personnel off the streets.

Map: Atlantic suffered most from Afghan toll

Newfoundland and Labrador suffered the greatest toll from the Afghan mission, followed by other Atlantic provinces.

Days of Remembrance

Visit History.ca for detailed information about their Days of Remembrance special programming from Nov. 9th to 11th.   

Homeless veterans

Canada's small army of homeless veterans will undoubtedly grow in size as troops returning from Afghanistan absorb the horrors of a decade of fighting there.

Timeline: Canada in Afghanistan

Canada was involved in Afghanistan for nearly ten years. Our interactive timeline takes you through major events in the mission.

Dieppe: A dark day for Canada

Hundreds of Canadians lost their lives at Dieppe. Frank Volterman was one of the lucky survivors. A Global News: 16x9 report.

Marc Diab & Brielle Diab Boutilier

The spirit of a fallen Canadian soldier is living on through a baby girl in Nova Scotia.

Afghanistan by the numbers

Find out about Canada's ten-year mission in Afghanistan with this list of interesting facts.

Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan: Causes of death

An interactive look at how Canadian soldiers have died in Afghanistan.

Political leaders of the Great War

Meet the men who shaped the Great War, from David Lloyd George to Kaiser Wilhelm.

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