Sunday, August 24, 2025

Russian deserter confesses to killing 5 captured Ukrainian soldiers — Pentagon has quietly barred Ukrainian long-range strikes in Russia with US missiles — Once a top backer, Poland fades from Ukraine peace talks amid domestic turmoil — Drone incidents reported in Moscow and St. Petersburg, dozens of flights disrupted … and more

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Our flag tells a story of incredible strength and diversity. It's a beacon of hope and a reminder of the sacrifices made for our freedom. Let's pledge to continue building a nation worthy of its legacy. Happy National Flag Day! #NationalFlagDay #Pride #CareerBeacon

✨ On this sacred day, we raise our banners high and our pinches even higher! Today we honour both the #NationalFlagDay and the #CrownDay — two pillars of our identity.

Under the Walnut Standard and the Crown, with #Ciupitu in our hearts and buckets at our side, #Nucilandia stands united and radiant. Praise the #Sun, praise the #Crown, and never forget to pinch your neighbor — for tradition, for faith, for country!

#Micronation #Micronations #FlagDay #FlagOfNucilandia

We are the true north strong and free, united in our love for Canada. #NationalFlagDay #OCanada #TrueNorth #CanPoli

Happy #NationalFlagDay ❤️🇨🇦

See you soon: http://bluejays.com/tickets

#OTD February 15 1965, Canada adopts its new flag

it was co-opted for a while by an odious, obnoxious segment of our society, highlighted by the trucker convoy occupation of Ottawa in 2022

i think we have successfully taken it back to represent ~all~ Canadians again... agreed?

#NationalFlagDay

60 Years of the Maple Leaf

A different kind of National Flag Day this year?Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson introduced Canadians to their new flag on February 15, 1965. The now-iconic red maple leaf was designed by history professor George Stanley of Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, who later went on to become the 25th Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, and lived to be 95 years old. (George wasn’t related to Lord Stanley, who gave his name to the hockey cup.)Sixty years ago today the Maple Leaf flag replaced

The Watershed

I might not be able to fly the Maple Leaf Flag 🇨🇦 - I don’t have one, but I will wear our Maple Leaf 🍁 from head to toes.

Happy 60th!
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Je ne pourrai peut-être pas faire flotter l’Unifolié 🇨🇦 - je n’en possède pas, mais je porterai notre feuille d’érable 🍁 de la tête aux pieds.

Joyeux 60e!

#Canada #MapleLeaf #Unifolié #NationalFlagDay #JourDuDrapeauNational

Free printable #Canadian #flag 🇨🇦 #nationalflagday #canada

Please print in colour and post on your window today.

https://www.freeprintableflags.com/samples/Canada.png

The Maple Leaf flag 🇨🇦 is now 60! The person that raised it for the first time at Parliament Hill wrote a letter to it.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/veteran-letter-to-canada-maple-leaf-flag-at-60-1.7459394?cmp=rss
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L’Unifolié 🇨🇦 a 60 ans! La personne qui l'a hissé pour la première fois sur la Colline du Parlement y a écrit une lettre.

// Article en anglais //

#Canada #NationalFlag #DrapeauNational #MapleLeaf #Unifolié #NationalFlagDay #JourDuDrapeauNational

Canada's Maple Leaf flag is 60. This veteran at the unveiling pens love letter to the red and white | CBC News

London, Ont., veteran Bruce Stock was on duty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 1965, when the Maple Leaf flag was raised for the first time. To commemorate its 60th anniversary today, Stock wrote the flag a heartfelt letter.

CBC