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Prince Philip is at the Ontario legislature this morning for a ceremony to present a new regimental flag to the Third Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment. More...

Ahead of tomorrow's Flag Day celebrations, our readers shared some of their proudest Canadian moments. Here are some of the best. More...

WASHINGTON - The United States government apologized for displaying the Philippine flag upside down at an event in New York attended by President Barack Obama on Friday, calling it an “honest mistake.” The red-white-and-blue Philippine flag adorned with yellow stars was hanging upside down, with...

ACLU backs man wanting to fly flag LAVEEN, Ariz., -- The American Civil Liberties Union says it's backing an Arizona man against a homeowner association rule against flying the Gadsden Flag in front of his house. Andy McDonel says he put up the coiled snake banner bearing the slogan...

Confederate flag cake 'poor judgment' JACKSONVILLE, Fla., -- The display of a cake decorated with a Confederate flag in a Florida Winn-Dixie grocery store was in poor judgment, a spokesman says. Displaying the flag offended some shoppers, but not everyone, WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, Fla...

Sailing man uses trunks to flag down help CLEARWATER, Fla., Authorities in Florida said a 66-year-old man whose sailboat flipped in the water bared his bottom to use his swim trunks to flag down help. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said Candido Dominguez of Clearwater was sailing Sunday...

Every day is 'Flag Day' for Maryland man COLUMBIA, Md., (UPI) -- U.S. history buff Nick Artimovich had no shortage of American flags to display at his Columbia, Md., home Sunday to celebrate the Fourth of July. Artimovich, a 56-year-old U.S. Transportation Department highway engineer, has...

Artist paints giant flag mural in Texas HOUSTON, (UPI) -- New York artist Scott LoBaido presented a "birthday gift" to America in the form of a giant flag mural painted on a rooftop near Houston's Hobby Airport. LoBaido began the project on the roof of the Lamons Gasket Co. on June 14, with a...

Funeral to be held for Canada’s last known First World War veteran The body of the last known First World War veteran who served Canada will be laid to rest Saturday in Spokane, Wash., where he spent much of his working life. The Canadian flag John Babcock's widow, Dorothy, will...