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Flag-raising debate continues leading up to Remembrance Day
The Royal Canadian Legion is recommending local branches stick to protocol on Remembrance Day when it comes to Canadian flags. Ceremonies typically begin with the flags raised before they're lowered d...
Nov 02, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Fallen soldier’s family speaks about getting closure as Legion’s poppy campaign kicks off
This Remembrance Day will be all the more meaningful for Michelle Fisher after she finally got answers this year to the question of what happened to her great-uncle during the First World War. Lance-C...
Oct 28, 2021
Legion commemorates 100th poppy anniversary in 2021
The first-ever poppy was designed 100 years ago, as of this year. "This year is the 100-year anniversary of the poppy and it is a symbol of remembrance to make people think about our veterans and thei...
Oct 13, 2021 Jim McKinny (left) and Jim Dockstader (right) enjoy their time visiting with one another at the Royal Canadian Legion branch 362's veterans appreciation tea, wearing their poppies, on Sunday, November 3, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/ 650 CKOM)
Virtual Saskatoon Remembrance Day service to be held, replacing SaskTel Centre ceremony
The SaskTel Centre will not be packed this Nov. 11 with people looking to pay their respects on Remembrance Day. Instead, a virtual ceremony will be held Wednesday, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and running...
Nov 10, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Fewer people plan to attend virtual or in-person Remembrance Day ceremonies: poll
Fewer people plan to participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies or wear poppies this year, according to a poll from Historica Canada that also suggests knowledge of Canadian military history is dwindli...
Nov 10, 2020
Whole Foods reverses poppy ban for workers following heavy criticism
Grocery chain Whole Foods Market reversed a policy Friday that forbid employees from wearing poppies - a rule the prime minister described as a "silly mistake." The U.S.-based Whole Foods had defended...
Nov 06, 2020
Saskatoon Remembrance Day ceremony replaced with drive-by tribute
Remembrance Day can be celebrated from the seat of your car in Saskatoon this year. With SaskTel Centre unable to host the annual ceremony - known as the largest indoor Remembrance Day ceremony in Can...
Nov 03, 2020 Canada Remembers Our Heroes drive-by tribute.
(Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Drive-thru option added to annual poppy campaign in Saskatoon
You can now pin a poppy to your jacket to pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country. The poppy campaign launched Friday in Saskatoon. "By wearing the poppy, we demonstrate our grati...
Oct 30, 2020
Saskatoon poppy campaign to resume on schedule
With Remembrance Day fast approaching, Royal Canadian Legions across the province are preparing for the annual poppy campaign, albeit with some minor changes this year. Joining the usual tub sitting o...
Oct 07, 2020
Physical Remembrance Day ceremony won't happen for the first time since 'the '20s and '30s': Committee chair
Like many live scheduled events in 2020, Saskatoon's Remembrance Day ceremony will be going digital. Brent Wignes, chair of the Saskatoon Remembrance Day Citizens Committee, said Monday the ceremony -...
Oct 05, 2020
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