In the lifetime of anyone younger than about fifty, the Canadian flag has always been its current simple, yet bold and distinctive, red-and-white maple leaf design. And those who weren't around ...

Flag appreciation day: Canada's maple leafThere’s perhaps no more recognizable symbol of Canada than its red-and-white flag with its bright maple leaf, and Feb. 15 is a day to officially celebrate it ...

The maple leaf is featured on the new C$20 (£13), C$50 and C$100 notes, which were introduced in November. Bank of Canada officials say the image is a "stylised" leaf, created with the help of a ...

She’s been called Canada’s Betsy Ross, but the comparison is unfair. For whereas the story of the Philadelphian seamstress credited with creating the first Stars and Stripes is believed to ...

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

The Maple Leaf flag has succeeded in large part because its unique iconography arrived just as Canada was coming into its own as a country. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) Clara Hughes was nervous.

Canada’s maple leaf flag born amid bitter debate Leader Lester Pearson wanted a flag to represent the new, multicultural Canada. John Diefenbaker was vehemently opposed. The battle was ferocious.

Canada's national flag celebrates 60 years of representing the country. The Weather Network's Nathan Coleman looks into the history of the iconic flag. The red maple leaf makes the Canadian flag ...