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Skaters flock to Ottawa's Rideau Canal to kick off Flag Day
A group of young skaters carried a gigantic Canadian flag down Ottawa's Rideau Canal Friday morning to help kick off events ...
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The woman who sewed Canada's first flag remembers that historic day
As Canada marks the 60th anniversary of Flag Day, Joan O'Malley who sewed the very first Canadian flag reflects on events that lead to that history moment. Politicians and Olympians joined others on ...
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Losers of the pennant race: as Flag Day nears, experts assess 10 flags we might’ve chosen instead of the Maple Leaf
Canada’s simple, uncluttered flag is now a familiar sight — flying at countless official offices, sewn onto thousands of travellers’ backpacks, adorning patriotic sports fans’ shirts or faces.
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‘Canada’s most patriotic town,’ which flew 57,000 flags on country’s 150th anniversary, drafts message for Trump
Halton Hills town council has sent a strong response in defence of Canadian sovereignty after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Canada should become the 51st state. At a meeting on Monday ...
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What happens when youth sports meets NFL media day at Pro Bowl Games?
If you are 12 and under, and your team qualified for the International Flag Championships in Orlando, Florida, you had those opportunities, and many others, to speak up during your own media day.
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NC will raise flags to full-staff on Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, Gov. Josh Stein orders
North Carolina has joined some other states that will raise flags to full staff on President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, despite the traditional mourning period following a former ...
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Some states will fly flags at full-staff for Trump's inauguration. Here's which ones
After his swearing-in, President Trump signed an order that flags must be at full height at every future Inauguration Day. The text of Trump’s order on the U.S. flag says it will be lowered ...
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Why some Canadian towns are seeing pushes to keep crosswalks white, let certain flags fly
The only rainbow crosswalk in Westlock, Alta., about 75 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, has been painted white. Roughly 35 kilometres to the west, in the town of Barrhead, four flags have been ...
Daily Mail23d
Gold Coast City Council backs down on Australia Day flag change after public outrage: 'Ignorance'
A council has cancelled controversial plans to hand out double-sided Australian and Aboriginal flags at citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day following backlash. The flags were first distribut ...
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Will Kentucky's flags be raised or lowered on Inauguration Day?
Several states that confirmed that flags will be raised on Inauguration Day, despite the mourning period following former President Jimmy Carter's death. Donald Trump will be sworn in as the ...
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Why are some flags at half-staff, and some aren't? What to know for Inauguration Day 2025
On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump.