Stephen Harper: The raucous birth of our great flag
The rest, as they say, is history. The national flag — to be clear, the first official national flag of Canada — became law ...
'A flag of the future': Our prime ministers have been the Maple Leaf's biggest hype men
Let us resolve here and now for the sake of all Canadians that this flag, the highest emblem of our nationhood, will never, ever fly over a divided country. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, 25th ...
Veteran at Ottawa raising of Canada's Maple Leaf flag 60 years ago pens heartfelt letter to it
London, Ont., veteran Bruce Stock was on duty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 1965, when the Maple Leaf flag was ...
History Today: Did you know the world’s first teddy bear was inspired by a US president?
Morris Michtom, a small toy store owner, put two stuffed ’teddy bears’ in his Brooklyn shop window for sale, inspired by an ...
O Canada! Museum Windsor displaying original 1965 maple leaf on Flag Day
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 ...