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Tag Archives: Remembrance Day
Guitar program for veterans helps break 'cycle of despair': organizer
A sign outside the Long & McQuade store on 8th Street in Saskatoon has an important message for veterans living with post-traumatic stress. Guitars for Veterans is a national program started by Ji...
Nov 09, 2017 Manager Tim Meyer at Long & McQuade on 8th Street in Saskatoon Nov. 7, 2017. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Sask. high school student reflects on Vimy Ridge centennial
It's fitting that Annika Tupper's first trip out of Canada took her to the site of a defining battle for the country. In April, the Grade 11 student went with a group from Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Colle...
Nov 09, 2017 Siblings Emry and Annika Tupper, students at Evan Hardy Collegiate, attend the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the Canadian national memorial in France. (Annika Tupper/Submitted)
Students honour veterans in early Remembrance Day ceremonies
Saskatoon elementary school students donned poppies and stood for the Last Post Wednesday during Remembrance Day ceremonies across the city. The ceremonies were held three days before Nov. 11 because ...
Nov 08, 2017 Grade 7 students at Lakeridge School in Saskatoon lead a Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 8, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Sask. organization 'saves' veterans with PTSD: founder
For some veterans and active service members, remembering is a daily struggle. Not because of what's forgotten - but what will never leave. It was on Remembrance Day six years ago that Canadian entert...
Nov 08, 2017 Military veterans and first responders from Canada and the U.S. will gather in Lloydminister for the Wounded Warriors Weekend July 27-31, 2017. (woundedwarriors.ca)
Regina honours war veterans with Remembrance Day ceremonies
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...
Nov 11, 2016
Wray Morrison: The real battle
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...
Nov 11, 2016
Darrell Davis: Remembering Hick Abbott
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...
Nov 11, 2016
Jamie Nye: Lest We Forget goes beyond Nov. 11th
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 are n...
Nov 11, 2016
‘Death all over:' Veteran recalls horrors of war on Remembrance Day
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...
Nov 11, 2016
Sask. Afghanistan Poppy Memorial remembers Canadians soldiers who died in Afghanistan
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...
Nov 10, 2016
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