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See how Canadians marked the day in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver and Kabul

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Second World War veteran Bruce Bullock salutes during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2013.Chris Wattie/Reuters

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Two Canadian Forces soldiers salute on the last Remembrance Day ceremony in Afghanistan at Camp Eggers in Kabul on Nov.11, 2013.Sergeant Norm McLean/The Canadian Press

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Major-General Dean Milner, Commander of the Canadian Contribution Training Mission-Afghanistan, signs his name on the Remembrance Day cloth, which was draped over the podium for the final Remembrance Day service held by Canadian soldiers in Kabul on Nov.11, 2013.Sergeant Norm McLean/The Canadian Press

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Members of the colour guard attend the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Grand Parade in Halifax on Nov. 11, 2013.Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

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Memorial Cross recipient Priscilla Blake and her son Tie head to lay a wreath at Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Grand Parade in Halifax on Nov. 11, 2013. Her husband, Petty Officer (Second Class) Craig Blake, a navy clearance diver, was killed by an explosive device in Afghanistan in 2010.Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and wife Laureen place a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2013.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Governor-General David Johnston and his wife Sharon place a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2013.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Silver Cross Mother Niki Psiharis places a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2013.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Veterans march during Remembrance Day ceremonies Nov. 11, 2013, in Montreal.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

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Troops line up behind the wreaths during Remembrance Day ceremonies on Nov. 11, 2013, in Montreal.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

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A soldier stands guard at the cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies on Nov. 11, 2013, in Montreal.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

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A veteran walks through rows of wreaths prior to Remembrance Day ceremonies in Montreal on Nov. 11, 2013.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford takes a moment to shake the hands of some veterans during Remembrance Day ceremonies at Old City Hall cenotaph in Toronto on Nov. 11, 2013.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Wreath-bearers gets ready to lead the procession from the Sunnybook Veterans Centre toward the cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies in Toronto, on Nov. 11, 2013. Sunnybrook Veterans Centre is the largest veterans care facility in Canada and home to 500 veterans who served in the Second World War and the Korean War.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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A veteran participates in a Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph in the All Sappers’ Memorial Park in Chilliwack, B.C., on Nov. 11, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Veterans march in a Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph in the All Sappers’ Memorial Park in Chilliwack, B.C., on Nov. 11, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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A member of a veterans’ motorcycle cub before a Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph in the All Sappers’ Memorial Park in Chilliwack, B.C., on Nov. 11, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Veterans participate in a Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph in the All Sappers’ Memorial Park in Chilliwack, B.C., on Nov. 11, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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John Lowrie and his daughter pause to remember the fallen during Remembrance Day services at the Victory Square cenotaph in Vancouver on Nov. 11, 2013.Katelyn Verstraten/The Globe and Mail

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