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This Remembrance Day marks the 100th anniversary of the 1918 armistice, which ended the First World War. The day will be commemorated with various events across the city.

Among the numerous ceremonies will be an event at the Field of Crosses Memorial Project, which this year will include a 21-gun salute conducted by 20th Independent Field Battery, RCA from Lethbridge.

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The Field of Crosses ceremony will start at 10:15 a.m. and will also feature musical performances and the laying of wreaths.

Sections of Memorial Drive will be shut down from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for a brigade parade. The parade will feature more than 300 soldiers representing 41 Canadian Brigade Group units from across the province, along with sailors from HMCS Tecumseh and soldiers from British Army Training Unit Suffield. It will start at 10 a.m. and arrive at the McDougall Centre by 10:40 a.m.

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A selection of other Remembrance Day events follows: