Simply put, the Red Ensign is a flag of Canada and for all Canadians. It is not the current official flag, but it still represents the country and an enormous chunk of its history from 1868 to 1965.

Through 1946, the parliamentary committee moved toward consensus on the simplified Canadian Red Ensign. However, close to half the public submissions were supporting the National Flag League option.

He was gifted the red ensign, an all-red flag with the Union Jack in the canton used by the British Merchant Navy. From then, for over two decades, it was the Union Jack of Great Britain that was ...

West: Under the Red Ensign (See Cover) There was mud again in Flanders, churned up by last week's heavy rains. The Nazis were putting up stubborn battles for the Channel ports—hopeless, ...

Canada's national flag celebrates 60 years of representing the country. The Weather Network's Nathan Coleman looks into the history of the iconic flag.

“The Red Ensign has been borrowed from Britain and now it is time to give it back and have our own distinctive flag,” Kelly said. “It is time to cut the apron strings from Britain.” ...

”The Red Ensign flag flies at Victory Green to remind us all of the importance of seafarers who still to this day leave their loved ones for months on end to work on ships that heavily ...

For the past six years, the Red Ensign has been flown from St Clement's Parish Hall and the nearby Le Hocq Tower People in Jersey have been asked to fly a flag to mark Merchant Navy Day. Three ...