Her Campus at U Ottawa
Why Poppies Are Important to Canadians
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Ottawa chapter.If you grew up in Canada, you might remember reading the poem In Flanders...
The Women of War
November 11th has passed, and we are left to reflect on the brave people who served in wars to protect our freedom. Wars are typically...
Her Campus at McGill
They Live on Through Our Remembering: The Centenary of WWI
The red flowers began appearing on lapels last Wednesday, October 25th when the official poppy distribution began. While this annual tradition is nothing out of the ordinary for Canadians...
We Remember: Why Canadians Wear Poppies
To anyone who has lived in or visited Canada in November before, the small plastic red flowers that can be seen on collars and lapels...
Poppies, Politics and FIFA
With football players being denied their request to wear armbands featuring the poppy, Charlotte Greenwood looks into the apparent controversy that surrounds the "political" poppy.
Ways to Remember in November
Although it feels like summer, November is upon us, and with it comes a time of remembrance. Since we are no longer in high school there...
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is a memorial day paid tribute in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War in order to...