Andrew McAnsh woke up at 8 am on Remembrance Day to rehearse The Last Post, reading over the notes again and again, going over the finger positions on his trumpet without making a sound. He did not want to wake his roommate.

Every November 11 for the past 15 years, students from Saint Anthony’s Catholic School have gathered at Old City Hall to honour fallen soldiers.

Imagine sitting by the phone, waiting for it to ring so you can hear from family members on the other side of world. The news is running footage of a typhoon destroying the Philippines and anxiety builds inside of you because you fear the worst may be yet to come.

On the day after he apologized to the City and promised to be more cooperative with the media, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to ignore questions from City Hall reporters about his alleged crack cocaine use.