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Halifax - Susanna Eve doesn't want to see her four sons go off to war someday. Pinned on her pink bandanna is a small, homemade white poppy - a symbol of her belief that war should never be seen as a solution to the world's problems. "We need to prevent this from happening again. I don't want my sons dying in a war. I don't want them being convinced by someone that they need to go somewhere to kill." The cut-out felt flower has been used internationally as a call for peace and remembrance for the past 70 years, oftentimes sharing lapel space with the emblematic blood-red poppy. The alternative poppy campaign was started by the Co-operative Women's Guild in Britain in 1933 as a public plea for non-violent means to solve international conflicts. Toronto - As voters across Ontario prepare to head to the polls Monday to elect their municipal leaders, a technological first is quietly taking place in the easternmost reaches of the province. About 100,000 voters were registered to cast their ballots online. Victoria - Paul Martin said he won't consider himself a success as prime minister until he solves western alienation. It will be a tough sell - the Liberals hold only 14 of 88 seats in the four western provinces - but he's been making some good moves, say observers and Liberal insiders.
