Former Canadian flag, the Red Ensign, gets new, darker life as far-right symbol The perversion of the Red Ensign was first observed among white supremacists, who saw it as a throwback to a time ...

All that remained was for Queen Elizabeth to proclaim the new flag as the official emblem of Canada. Then down will come the old Red Ensign with its British Union Jack in the corner.

What Nunziata (and others) found with their magnifying glasses was that the flag flying over the centre block of the Parliament buildings was not an American flag, but the Red Ensign (which ...

Canada’s flag since before Confederation was the Red Ensign, based on a British naval flag. In 1958, a fraternal group called The Native Sons of Canada launched a campaign for a new one.

But the maple leaf flag is also the perfect embodiment of our national amnesia. Unlike Canada’s original flag—the Canadian Red Ensign—the maple leaf tells no story of our country.

It’s National Flag of Canada Day and the country is celebrating 58 years of waving the instantly recognizable red and white flag.

The eleven points on the maple leaf of Canada's flag don't represent the number of Canadian provinces and territories.

On Canada Day, some citizens were wary of raising the national flag, now also associated with weeks of protests against pandemic mandates.

While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image.

The Red Wings dealt Kelly to the Maple Leafs in 1960. Canada was in the midst of debate about changing the country’s flag from the Red Ensign to the Red Maple Leaf flag we all know today.

In 1892, the British Admiralty officially allowed Canadian commercial ships to fly a red flag that was known as the Canadian Red Ensign, with the Union Jack in one corner and a smaller shield of ...