British Columbia’s flag was created in 1960, but its history goes much further than that. It derives from its coat of arms, ...

When the Maple Leaf flag was first hoisted to the top of the Peace Tower on Feb. 15, 1965, few spectators commented on the moment being a triumph of graphic design. But in fact they were witnessing ...

Canada's red maple leaf flag celebrates its 50th anniversary today, the acrimony of its birth long behind it. But historian Rick Archbold grumbles that the Harper government is not spending enough ...

Last week the debate over a national flag for Canada finally ended. By a vote of 163 to 78 in the House of Com mons, and 38 to 23 in the Senate, ...

He expected that the five Conservatives on the flag committee would vote accordingly. Four did — but not Quebec’s Théogène Ricard, and the final committee vote was 10-4 (the chairman would ...

In the gruelling 1964 quest for a national flag, the red-and-white and maple leaf motifs found their way onto numerous submissions from organizations and citizens across Canada — notably the Pearson ...

How the vote on Canada’s flag was ‘rigged’ The last surviving member of the Commons committee that made it happen sheds light on some of the trickery he used to get his way. Feb. 13, 2015 ...