Tag Archives: Remembrance Day

With Remembrance Day just over two weeks away, the Royal Canadian Legion started its poppy sales campaign in Saskatchewan Friday morning. Donation boxes have been set up in businesses across the provi...

The start of the 2017 Poppy Campaign was marked with Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield receiving the first poppy Monday afternoon. However, poppies won't be available for the public until...

Thousands of people stood as the clock struck 11, the last post began to play and then silence. Everyone thinking of and remembering the men and women who serve our country, those who have served in t...

There are many things that I love about sports. One is when teams and leagues take time to honour the women and men of the military on both sides of the US-Canadian border. Fly overs at outdoor events...

On Remembrance Day, it's worth noting that Canadian junior hockey players have long chased trophies honouring Canada's soldiers. The Memorial Cup goes to the country's major junior hockey champions. T...

On Nov. 11th we remember and honour those who fought or are fighting for our freedoms and our country. But there are so many opportunities we should be taking all year long. The Regina Pats, who ...

From Passchendaele to Vimy Ridge, the fields of Korea to the sands of Kandahar, Canadians have played a role. Although their sacrifice should be remembered throughout the year, the stories of Canadian...

The Last Post rang out and all eyes turned to the Afghanistan Poppy Memorial, lit by the rays of the sun shining through the copper dome. Created from the wreck of a burned out armoured vehicle near t...

As the future of legions across Canada remains uncertain, one branch in Saskatoon is adapting for survival. Nutana Legion, tucked away on Louise Street, shares the familiar architecture of a veterans'...

The Edmonton Eskimos are often a pretentious organization, emboldened enough that they initially balked at wearing in-game microphones as mandated by the CFL. But on Friday they're doing something sin...