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National Flag of Canada Day 2025
At noon on February 15, 1965 (60 years ago!), Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was declared. The National Flag of Canada – the maple leaf – is a symbol that…