Posted AT 2:46 AM EDT on 01/04/08
Ottawa panel wants to stop lowering flag for Vimy Ridge, police, women and workers
OTTAWA — A federal advisory panel that studied whether Ottawa should fly the Peace Tower flag at half-mast to mark the deaths of individual soldiers is rejecting the idea - and wants to dramatically scale back the number of days already receiving the ceremonial honour.
The "special days" that would be scrapped include Vimy Ridge Day on April 9 and Workers' Mourning Day on April 28.
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