One of six historic maple leaf flags to soar over Parliament Hill on Feb. 15, 1965, the day Canada left the British Union Jack behind to carve out its own national identity, is on display for eight ...

The North American Vexillological Association — it brands itself as the world’s largest club for flag enthusiasts — has settled on five basic rules for good flag design. They even distilled the rules ...

London, Ont., veteran Bruce Stock was on duty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 1965, when the Maple Leaf flag was ...

I just knew the Maple Leaf mattered because in mid-1960s Halifax every school day — along with a few swelling choruses of God ...

One of the last remaining original Canadian Maple Leaf flags in existence played a role in Canada’s proud peacekeeping history. And this weekend, in honour of the 60th anniversary of ...

All of it is coming down like a flag at half-mast, one of the enduring images of Trudeau’s reign, who lowered the Maple Leaf ...

Canada is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its maple leaf flag. Former prime ministers are calling on citizens to display ...

Canada's iconic red-and-white maple leaf flag may be the country's most recognizable symbol today, but it wasn’t always so ...

Canada’s new flag was revealed to the world and with it a secret Mississauga connection. In ceremonies that took place in ...

Morris Michtom, a small toy store owner, put two stuffed ’teddy bears’ in his Brooklyn shop window for sale, inspired by an ...

The Canadian flag — which many fly as a source of national pride — officially flew for the first time on Feb. 15, 1965. Here ...

The Canadian flag — which many fly as a source of national pride — officially flew for the first time on Feb. 15, 1965. It’s ...