OTTAWA - The National War Memorial in Ottawa is always a focal point for Canadians in early November - but today's Remembrance Day proceedings are sure to carry extra poignancy in the wake of last month's attack on Parliament Hill.
The towering granite and bronze memorial is always a centrepiece for remembrance, but the recent deaths of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent will give the ceremony an extra layer of meaning.
The ceremony is expected to draw a huge crowd. The Royal Canadian Legion says the turnout could hit 80,000, or twice the normal turnout. It says poppy sales have jumped this year to more than 19 million compared with 18 million last year.
What's more, 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, as well as the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War. Each dot in this image of the National War Memorial, 114,457 in total, represents a single Canadian life lost in both World Wars, the Korean war, peacekeeping operations and the conflict in Afghanistan. Download high-resolution image
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