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 and ...

London, Ont., veteran Bruce Stock was on duty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 1965, when the Maple Leaf flag was ...

A new Canadian coin highlights one of the country's most beloved symbols with a sleek design. The Royal Canadian Mint ...

All of the country's living former prime ministers are asking Canadians to fly the red maple leaf this weekend in a huge ...

The Maple Leaf made the cut for the Canadian flag because it had spent decades as an organic symbol of Canada. The Maple Leaf Forever was an early patriotic anthem, and in both world wars the ...

The maple leaf has been a symbol of Canadian identity since the 19th century. Despite achieving independence in 1867, Canada continued using the British Union Jack. It wasn't until 1960 that Lester B.