Since Confederation, the Canadian national flag had been the British Union Jack - a symbol of Canada's former colonial status. The Red Ensign - a modified version of the flag of the British ...

also called the Grand Union Flag, aboard the warship Alfred anchored in the Delaware River. The Colonial banner, a combination of the British Union Jack and one stripe for each Colony, is adopted ...

At Government House, the Union Jack also flew to mark the funeral of Ian Hansen This Thursday March 6th, the Falkland Islands flag and the Union Jack flew at half-mast in remembrance of the former ...

We have our own flag. The union flag in its corner acknowledges our historic, cultural and continuing links with Britain Our coat of arms proclaims our identity as a country with its own history ...

Pre-war, I have never seen Union Jack patterns used on shorts, boxers or ladies’ underwear. In many countries, burning or otherwise defiling the national flag constitutes a serious criminal offence.