Record number of poppies distributed for Remembrance Day

By News Staff

Posted November 7, 2014 7:15 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

It appears Canadians are remembering our veterans in record numbers. CityNews reporter Stella Acquisto tells us about the unprecedented demand for the poppy.

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