Is it real? Flags flying off the shelf, a reported tidal wave of national pride, patriotism now the word of the day. But hang ...

But Canada was really going against the grain when ... So when the federal government was flooded by proposed designs for the new flag in the early 1960s, many submissions assumed the next banner ...

17. Queen Elizabeth II ratified the flag on Jan. 28, 1965, and the first time the flag officially flew in Canada was on Feb. 15, 1965. According to the federal government's website, new settlers to ...

On Feb. 15, 1965, Canada’s new flag was revealed to the world and with it a secret Mississauga connection. In ceremonies that took place in Ottawa that day, the flag was raised above the Peace ...

Questions about the Canadian flag also routinely show up in citizenship tests – so knowing more detail can help newcomers ace the test while also forming deeper connections to their new home. Canada ...

Guns smuggled from the United States fuel violent crime in Canada and Mexico. Here is a modest suggestion to the governments ...

The Union Jack in the Red Ensign had to go. A new Canada needed a new flag. Diefenbaker lost, and at his 1979 funeral the casket was draped with both flags, an apt symbol of the struggle over symbols.

following years of friction among some Canadians who wanted to keep the original flag as a nod to Canada's British roots. Former prime minister John Diefenbaker and others wanted a new flag to ...

You might not know that Feb. 15 is National Flag Day. And with Canadians embracing their hometown pride in the wake of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and calling Canada the 51st ...

“Canada’s new flag should reflect … honoured memory! The flag had a single objective – Canadian symbolism in its purest form!” Those are the words of the late John Matheson describing ...

Offer only available to new and qualified returning subscribers ... “There I was, staring at my flag, representing Canada, feeling the power of a whole country and feeling grateful for this ...