Name: Cape Breton man to be honoured for wartime contributions
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Description: Members of the Merchant Navy delivered critical supplies during the Second World War and today, there are few of those veterans left. George Cann was 14 when he signed up to sail the high seas. Erin Pottie has the story.

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Members of the Merchant Navy delivered critical supplies during the Second World War and today, there are few of those veterans left. George Cann was 14 when he signed up to sail the high seas. Erin Pottie has the story.
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