"Opening the front closet door and seeing his tunic, his jacket there with the Maple Leaf patch, the flag, on his shoulder. I stood there in the front entrance of our home, tears, kinda like now, ...

There’s perhaps no more recognizable symbol of Canada than its red-and-white flag with its bright maple leaf, and Feb. 15 is a day to officially celebrate it — otherwise known as National Flag Day.

Canadians quickly warmed to their new flag, Dr. Pass said. During the Vietnam War, anecdotal stories about American travelers sewing maple leaf patches onto their backpacks before heading abroad ...

The Maple Leaf turns 60 years old on Saturday and, in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's continued jabs at Canada, the nation's flag and its special day are gaining more attention than usual.

Feb. 15 is National Flag Day and the good old red and white Maple Leaf flag is celebrating its 60th anniversary. It was first proclaimed in 1996, using the date the current Canadian flag was first ...

(Dave Chidley/The Canadian Press) Photo: (Dave Chidley/The Canadian Press) Saturday is Flag Day, which is held annually to mark the first time the red and white maple leaf flag was raised on ...

Saturday is, after all, National Flag Day, an occasion instituted by Chrétien. It’s also the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Maple Leaf, a now enduring and beloved national symbol.

"Opening the front closet door and seeing his tunic, his jacket there with the Maple Leaf patch, the flag, on his shoulder. I stood there in the front entrance of our home, tears, kinda like now ...

The hallways inside the Corydon Community Centre in Winnipeg were crowded with dozens of people lining up Saturday to get their hands on a Canadian flag, a coveted product flying off shelves in a ...