Remembrance Day most often brings us the images of world wars past, of battlefields and trenches and the warriors who fought in foreign lands.

But we can’t forget that the wars were fought on the home front, too. In their own way, the people left behind in Canada’s towns and cities we’re every bit as invested in the wars as their sons and husbands who took up arms.

To mark this year’s week of Remembrance, we bring you images of Toronto as it was during World War I and II, compiled from the Toronto Star files and city archives.

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Toronto in World War I

Toronto in World War II

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