Remembrance Day prompts look at Saskatoon's naval history

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By Courtney Markewich, CBC News, November 11, 2016 

Nearly 3,600 people from Saskatoon and area enlisted in navy during Second World War

For a city that’s hundreds of kilometres away from the oceans, Saskatoon has a strong naval history.

The area saw nearly 3,600 people join the naval reserves during the Second World War.

Leading up to Remembrance Day, Matthew Dalzell, commanding officer of the HMCS Unicorn, has been taking a closer look at those people, specifically the ones who never made it home.

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