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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press LOCAL STDUP - mint coin The Royal Canadian Mint unveils a special two dollar coin into circulation in honour of the 100th anniversary of The Royal Canadian Legion with (left to right) Berkley Lawrence, Dominion President, The Royal Canadian Legion Simon Kamel, Interim President and CEO, Royal Canadian Mint Vlada Pashchenko, Coin artistat, at the RBC Convention Centre Monday. The event took place during the Legion’s 50th Dominion Convention in Winnipeg, Manitoba, marking the Legion’s century of support for veterans, their families and communities, Aug 24th,, 2026