A rosary with a Remembrance Day poppy hung from a nail on the wall. Remembrance Day honors Canadian veterans who died in combat.
“What does that tell you?” a reporter asked the deputy chief.
“That tells me that this was nailed inside the tunnel on the wall,” Saunders deadpanned as the room erupted with laughter.
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The Pan American Games, which take place from July 10 to July 26, involve nearly 7,000 athletes from Latin America, South America, the Caribbean and North America. It is the third largest international sports competition after the Olympic Summer Games and the Asian Games.
CNN’s Chuck Johnston contributed to this story.
