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The National Flag of Canada ( French: Drapeau national du Canada ), [ 1] often referred to simply as the Canadian flag, consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1∶2∶1, in which is featured one stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre. [ 2] It is the first flag to have been adopted by both ...
Joseph John Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006) was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. [1]
White Ensign, St George's Cross with the Union Flag in the canton. RCN (1921–1957) RCSCC (1929–1953) The Blue Ensign, worn as a jack by the Royal Canadian Navy and used by the RCSCC. Blue Ensign defaced with the Royal Arms of Canada. The maple leaves at the bottom of the shield are green.
Cynthia Elizabeth James (née Hack; June 12, 1944 – c. June 2—June 8, 1989) [a] was a Canadian nurse who disappeared from Richmond, British Columbia, on May 25, 1989.She was found deceased approximately two weeks later in the yard of an abandoned house, hogtied and with a nylon stocking wrapped around her throat.
The Canadian Red Ensign emerged as an informal flag to represent Canada as early as the 1870s and was used at sea [ 3] and on land "on all public buildings throughout the provinces," [ 4] prior to becoming the country's civil ensign in 1892. The flag was adorned with the arms of the Canadian provinces until 1922, when the arms of Canada ...
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands encompassing present-day Canada have been inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples, with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization.
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Pratt became an associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (ARCA) and a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art in 1965, at the age of 30. [6] [27] Eight years later, he was appointed an officer of the Order of Canada, before becoming a companion of the Order in 1983. [6] [28] He was awarded the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador in ...