Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…

As Remembrance Day marks 80 years since WWII, fewer surviving veterans remain

Eighty years after the end of the deadliest conflict in history, the number of living Second World War veterans has dwindled to a few thousand. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that as of this year, there are fewer than 3,700 surviving Canadian veterans from the war, a figure that Ottawa had previously lumped in with Korean War veterans. This year also marks 25 years since the entombment of Canada’s Unknown Soldier, a tribute to a fallen First World War soldier who remains unidentified. The federal government is also looking to shine a light on the Canadian military’s activities throughout North America throughou

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