CTV News - Remembrance Day

  • The Canadian flag is seen as a veteran salutes during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of V-J Day and the end of the Second World War, in Ottawa, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Justin Tang)

    'Tenacity and ingenuity': Veterans are overcoming the dangers of pandemic isolation

    The COVID-19 pandemic is making it more difficult for Canada's veterans to get the help they need, but some veterans are finding ways past those barriers.

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Lawrence MacAulay, MP and Minister of Veterans Affairs and Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, participates in a moment of silence at the Field of Honour memorial at the Oromocto Pioneer Gardens in Oromocto, New Brunswick on Tuesday November 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray

    Veterans affairs minister stands firm on record in face of anger, call to resign

  • Mast.- Cpl. Byron Greff of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, is shown in this undated photo. (Department of National Defence)

    In her words: 2022 Silver Cross Mother Candy Greff on carrying her son's legacy

  • Veteran Jim Shipton looks on as Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, takes part in a ceremony to present the first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    New poppy campaign initiatives seek to modernize the tradition of remembrance

  • Queen Elizabeth II attends a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, in London on Oct. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

    Queen sprains back, misses Remembrance Sunday service

  • National Silver Cross Mother arrives to ceremony

    Suspicious package delayed Ottawa Remembrance Day ceremony: RCMP

  • Members of the Black Watch take part in Remembrance Day ceremonies Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

    With masks and distancing, Canadians attend Remembrance ceremonies

  • This helmet was designed to look like a helicopter by artist Al Hattie as a tribute to those who died in last year's Cyclone helicopter crash.

    N.S. welder honours helicopter crash victims with custom helmet art piece

  • A woman wears three versions of the poppy as she waits for the start of a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)

    100 years of the poppy: Why its design hasn't really changed

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    CTV News Special: Remembrance Day 2020

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    Trudeau to veterans: 'Forever in your debt'

    Canada's veterans on front lines of new battle with COVID-19

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    Veterans reflect on their service

    Messages from veterans on Remembrance Day 2020

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    Sharing stories from behind the battle

    Sharing stories from behind the battle

    Air Date: November 11, 2020
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    Remembering the contributions of Indigenous soldiers

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    Veteran determined to bring dignity to fallen soldiers

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    WWII vets celebrate 75 years of marriage

    Air Date: November 9, 2020
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    CTV National News: A salute to hometown heroes

    Air Date: November 8, 2020

'In Flanders Fields': A close look at the iconic Canadian poem

By Marlene Leung. Design and development by Jesse Tahirali


A century later, John McCrae's piece remains one of the most famous wartime poems, and has become a hallmark of Canadian culture.

Below is a line-by-line analysis of "In Flanders Fields." Click on each of the red words to read more about the history of the poem.