Remembrance day News
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Calgary -
Among crimes that are not of the heinous variety, it is one that is nonetheless considered to be very low, certainly among those who honor their country's service men and women. Two people in Calgary have been arrested for allegedly stealing poppy boxes.
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Today in Canada is Remembrance Day, a time when we honour all those who have been involved in war up to the present. Here we look at five pictures, each representing a different period of war Canada was involved in, a few before it was even a country.
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As the U.K. moves toward Remembrance Day amidst tight security, media stories on a foiled plot to kill Queen Elizabeth continue being published. Police have confirmed the arrests of potential terror suspects but have not said the Queen was a target.
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A British Army veteran has had his welfare benefits cut for selling poppies for the Royal British Legion instead of looking for work.
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Charlene White, a UK news anchor for ITV News, has received racist and sexist abuse from members of the public for her decision not to wear a Remembrance poppy on screen,
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Paris -
France’s President Hollande was heckled and booed by demonstrators, Monday, as his motorcade passed down the Champs-Elysées in Paris heading to France’s main Armistice Day commemoration at one of Paris’ major landmarks, the Arc de Triomphe.
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Toronto -
On the north lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto, hundreds gathered to pay tribute and honour Canada's forgotten men and women, who lost their lives fighting in the wars and many battles since World War I.
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It may surprise Canadians, and other nationals, to learn that Canada does not have a National Remembrance Day. Most provinces in the country have a statutory holiday for the day but 3 do not and nationally there's no holiday.
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Jerusalem -
Israelis mark remembrance day with a ceremony on Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, and Prime Minister Netanyahu shared his personal grief over a slain brother.
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Jerusalem -
Ahead of a service to honor victims of terrorism and fallen soldiers, a stage collapse kills a 20-year-old woman in Jerusalem and the incident is now under investigation.
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Every year on November 11 many nations in the world pause to remember the horrors of the many past wars that their grandfathers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and children have served through, and which took the lives of untold millions.
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Across the villages, market towns and new towns across Hertfordshire several thousand people stopped to observe the memory of those who died since the cannons stopped firing and hostilities ended in 1918, the ending of World War I.
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Toronto -
Thousands gathered at Queen's Park to honour the millions who have sacrificed their lives to serve their country in the midst of war, international conflicts and peacekeeping missions. Ontario officials thanked the nation's veterans on Remembrance Day.
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Around the world today services were held to remember those who have died serving their country in all wars since the First World War. A service was also held at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.
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Winds were high and rain was heavy but a large crowd turned up to mark Remembrance Day during an indoor ceremony in one Nova Scotia community.
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Today millions of people around the world are offering a tribute to veterans and soldiers who lost their lives to war. On the 11th hour of the 11th minute, participants will take a moment of silence to honour fallen soldiers.
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Oakville -
If the walls of the Oakville Museum could speak, passers-by would uncover a very special story about the town's service men and women on Remembrance Day. To honour the community's veterans, the museum is home to a unique exhibit.
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Toronto -
Remembrance Day is the day we honour those who gave their lives in order for the rest of their country men would be free during World War 1.
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Muslims Against Crusades, a group which burned poppies and shouted during Armistice Day ceremonies in 2010, and had protests planned for this year, has been banned.
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FIFA has been forced into a compromise over their ban on the wearing of an embroidered poppy on the team shirt during this Saturday's football friendly match against Spain.
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As an exception, the City of Lyon authorized shopping centres and stores in Lyon to remain open on Remembrance Day, citing economic reasons and consumer demand.
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Toronto -
Millions of people are remembering and honouring the fallen Canadian soldiers and those who have died in combat. However, one particular group is commemorating a group of veterans who have been ignored.
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Toronto -
Thousands gathered at Old City Hall in Toronto to remember and honour those who have perished during their fight in the numerous wars and those who still fight in the Canadian military forces.
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Depending where you live in the world, today is an important day for veterans and soldiers. As Remembrance Day is celebrated around the globe, millions are stopping in a moment of silence to remember fallen soldiers.
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When asked in an online survey younger Canadians knowledge of the First and Second World Wars is lacking compared to that of the current conflict in Afghanistan.
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Amsterdam -
Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Netherlands were interrupted today after someone in the crowd yelled "bomb" during two minutes of silence. The chaos resulted in a stampede that saw 63 people wounded, many suffering from broken legs.
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A new poll conducted by Ipsos Reid suggests that 70 per cent of Canadians feel that two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day should be compulsory.
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I went to the Remembrance Day service in front of City Hall in New Westminster, British Columbia on Nov. 11, 2009. There seemed to be about 1,000 people in attendance with all age groups well represented.
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On the 11th day of the 11th month, Torontonians gathered at Old City Hall to remember the fallen and pay tribute to the 120,000 Canadians who have lost their lives.
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The Assembly of First Nations marked Remembrance Day by laying wreaths for First Nations veterans who participated in World Wars I and II, and the Korean war.
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Remembrance day Image
Showing patriotic colours on the streets of Warsaw on the National Holiday, Poland. Renata Bee
Major-General Richard Rohmer (Retired) delivers speech in front of the Veterans' Memorial at Queen's Park.
The red poppy has become a symbol of Remembrance Day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. The poem was written about the poppies blooming across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I. Photo by David Huang
Veterans salute after laying a wreath.
Remembrance Day ceremony taking place at the north lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto.
While the wind blew and the rain came down outside, those taking part in the ceremony were able to remain dry.
Major-General Richard Rohmer (Retired) delivers speech in front of the Veterans' Memorial at Queen's Park.
Wreaths laid at the war memorial on Bowling Green, Old Stevenage
Remembrance Day ceremony taking place at the north lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto.
Canadian flag at Queen's Park.
PM Netanyahu lays a wreath at Mount Herzl Omer Meiron
Remembrance Day ceremony taking place at the north lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto.
Local vendor selling red-and-white national colours at Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street, Warsaw, Poland.
Toronto's Fort York was a British fort that was attacked during the War of 1812 by the U.S. Shane Mullins/Newz4u.net
Group of Canadian soldiers.
Almost half of the 1.3 million children murdered by the Nazi's have been named. The rest of those children are still but a memory. Ernst Hofmann or Bernhard Walte
Historical field troops from the times between the two world wars when marching the streets of Warsaw during the Independence Day, Poland.
Toronto's Fort York was a British fort that was attacked during the War of 1812 by the U.S. Shane Mullins/Newz4u.net
All-Polish Youth controlled by the police on Plac Zamkowy (Castle Place) before clashing with the Independence March, Warsaw, Poland.
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