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 ...

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 ...

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.

Botanists say the image on the new $20 bills is the leaf of a Norway maple, not the familiar sugar maple that graces Canada's flag. The Bank of Canada defends the image, saying it's a "stylized ...

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 ...

Flag Day in Canada is taking a renewed importance this year amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to annex Canada and turn it into the “51st state.” Cher, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus ...

On Nov. 6, a Friday, Pearson decided he wanted to fly three flags that weekend — the current Canadian flag; the infamous “Pearson Pennant,” with three red maple leaves bordered by a pair of ...

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 ...

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.

The red maple leaf makes the Canadian flag unmistakable. It gets displayed prominently on occasions like Canada Day or year-round at government properties, but recently flags have been popping up just ...