TORONTO - A group of men dressed in turn-of-the-century newsboy costumes drew curious glances in downtown Toronto as they handed out a fictitious historical newspaper to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War.
The eight young men shouted "extra, extra" while waving copies of the "The Flanders Fields Post," which contained a summary of the war's key events.
One of the newsboys said he was glad for the chance to educate people about Canada's role in the First World War.
Satchel Ives says remembering the war is important, because it allows people to reflect on the history of conflict so they may attempt to prevent it in the future.
About 620,000 Canadians enlisted during the First World War and about 419,000 went overseas. About 60,000 never came home.
The war was considered a turning point in Canadian history, when the country shed its colonial mindset to become a nation in its own right.
