The Grey Cup arrived on Tuesday in Toronto, which will host the big game. But with only five days left, thousands of tickets remain unsold.

William Lines remembers that the Second World War changed his life … for the better. “I got a wife out of it,” he said with a smile. “I met her in Montreal. I wouldn’t have met her if I hadn’t been stationed there.” Lines added that he also received a valuable education during the war and that led to employment with Bell Canada after the war.