While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and ...

As one reviewer wrote in 1965, “if the maple leaf is not distinctive, nothing Canadian is.” The third rule of flag design is to limit the banner to two or three basic colours. The flag that ...

The Maple Leaf, designed by George F. G. Stanley, will celebrate its 60th anniversary Saturday. Carmen Celestini, a religious studies lecturer at the University of Waterloo, says the flag has ...

A new Canadian coin highlights one of the ... redirecting both the light and the viewer's attention" to the beautiful maple leaf design. Black rhodium is also used on the coin's obverse, which ...

London, Ont., veteran Bruce Stock was on duty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 1965, when the Maple Leaf flag was raised for the first time. To commemorate its 60th anniversary today, Stock ...

The maple leaf has been a symbol of Canadian identity since the 19th century ... In 1964, George Stanley's design was selected and approved by Parliament. For comprehensive updates on political ...

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 ...