'Courage and sacrifice': Edmontonians gather for Remembrance Day ceremonies

It was 2 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 when the newswire message arrived in the office of the Edmonton Bulletin: “Armistice signed.”
Soon, car horns were blaring, firefighters sounded sirens and joyful people streamed into the streets, lighting a bonfire at Jasper Avenue and 101 Street downtown.
On Sunday afternoon, volunteers and performers at Armistice 100: A Tribute held a Remembrance Day event to mark a century since the First World War ended. Part memorial tribute, part historical re-en