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.

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 ...

National Flag of Canada Day, celebrated on Feb. 15 every year since ... Opinion: Booing the American anthem is our patriotic duty right now The Maple Leaf was unofficially preceded by the Red ...

In many ways, the maple leaf is the promise of Canada. The promise that every generation can reach even higher than the last. On this National Flag of Canada Day, let’s work to secure the ...

Today's a special day for Canada as it celebrates National Flag Day, marking 60 years since the iconic maple leaf was adopted as the country's official flag. Local business owner Francis ...

The Maple Leaf made the cut for the Canadian flag because ... seals — with all of it being topped by a crown. To this day, Canada remains one of the only Commonwealth countries that was able ...

The maple leaf flag, often flown upside down or from ... But things started to change as Flag Day in Canada, which is celebrated on Feb. 15, approached. Usually, the day passes by largely unnoticed.

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 ...

Sixty years ago, at the stroke of noon on a crisp, snowy, brilliantly sunny day, the Maple Leaf flag was raised for the first time on Canada’s Parliament Hill. The flag’s birth had been long ...