A record-breaking number of poppy sales has led to a potential poppy shortage in Canada. With four days to go until Remembrance Day, CBC News reports 19 million poppies have already been sold across the country this year. Last year, the campaign distributed 18 million. According to Global News, the demand for poppies is the highest it's ever been since the poppies were first sold in Canada in 1922. The Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command, the organization in charge of poppy distribution and donation collection in Canada, says some legions may run out of poppies. They've already asked their manufacturer...
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