Canada's national flag celebrates 60 years of representing the country. The Weather Network's Nathan Coleman looks into the ...

Leader Lester Pearson wanted a flag to represent the new, multicultural Canada. John Diefenbaker was vehemently opposed. The battle was ferocious.

The eleven points on the maple leaf of Canada's flag don't represent the number of Canadian provinces and territories. David Mikkelson Published July 1, 2008. Image ...

"I remember feeling like the most beautiful maple leaf had fallen into my hands on an autumn day, bright red and so striking, and it was our flag," she says. Canada' flag's 50th anniversary a low ...

Canada's national flag celebrates 60 years of representing the country. The Weather Network's Nathan Coleman looks into the ...

Reid Scott maintains that he “rigged” the final vote to ensure the 15-person parliamentary flag committee recommended the single-leaf banner that has flown across Canada since Feb. 15, 1965.

Red and white had long been Canada’s official colours, and the maple leaf a well-recognized emblem, so it’s no surprise the simple flag won over thousands of designs under consideration by an official ...

The argument dragged on for six months, generated more than 270 windy speeches, produced the longest continuous session of Parliament in Canadian history, and all but divided a nation. Last week ...

Unlike Canada’s original flag—the Canadian Red Ensign—the maple leaf tells no story of our country. The Red Ensign, by comparison, vividly embodies Canada’s rich history You can save this ...

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.

The flag that preceded the Maple Leaf, the Red Ensign, broke this rule with abandon. It contains five colours: red, white, blue, yellow and black. Earlier versions even added green and brown.

The Canadian flag — which many fly as a source of national pride — was adopted on Dec. 15, 1964, with the Senate giving its final approval on Dec. 17. Queen Elizabeth ratified the flag on Jan. 28, ...