The Australian red ensign – a red version of the familiar Australian flag – has appeared all over the news and social media in recent months. The question is, why? Historically associated with ...

Only in 1924 was a federal Red Ensign developed bearing the shield of the Royal Arms of Canada. That flag was altered again in 1957, when the three green maple leaves were changed to red by the ...

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.

”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 ...

Michael Levenston with a Canadian Red Ensign flag that his father, a soldier in Northern Europe during the Second World War, gave to his Dutch girlfriend in 1945. Photo by Jason Payne / PNG.

2. Six ocean going ships registered in Palestine are at present sailing the seas wearing the red ensign defaced with a white ball in the flag bearing the word “Palestine”.

The Red Ensign, Canada’s national flag before the Maple Leaf, has the Union Jack in the corner and has the coat of arms of Canada emblazoned on it. It’s now worn through in places, but is still a ...