It would turn out to be a new Canadian Red Ensign with the coat of arms replaced by a single, large, gold maple leaf. Recall that similar designs had been mooted as far back as the 1890s. In this case ...

"I believe that today a flag designed around the Maple Leaf, will symbolise and be a true reflection of the new Canada." As boos resonated throughout the audience, Pearson got a glimpse of the ...

Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

Harper also avoids, for the most part, praising or condemning the various banners that have represented the country. Past ...

The red and white has been a symbol of national pride for many decades, and in the wake of Donald Trump's anti-Canadian rhetoric, a sense of patriotism is sweeping the country.

He was among thousands of Canadians who witnessed the new Maple Leaf flag being hoisted, marking a new era of the country's identity. "It was so huge that it took a while for it to unfold and [I ...

I remember the emotion of the moment and also recall my own pride and excitement when I first saw that flag fly high and proud in Ottawa. Canada itself had changed. A new nation dawned. In many ways, ...