The good old red and white maple leaf flag is having a bit of an anniversary on Dec. 15. The Canadian flag — which many fly as a source of national pride — was actually adopted on this day back in ...

The Bachelor blurred the Canadian flag due to usage rights. The National Flag of Canada is protected by the Trade-marks Act against unauthorized use for commercial purposes. Other official symbols ...

Pictured here, members of Parliament with the proposed flag. (National Archives of Canada, PA-142624) At the time, Canada had existed for 96 years and still did not have a flag to call its own.