Canada’s maple leaf flag is 60 years old ... to the captain of the Queen’s Honour Guard. One of those original flags was gifted to Captain Don Wellman, who brought it back to his home in ...

Stephen Harper inherited his fascination with vexillology, the study of flags, from his father, Joseph. In this, his third book, Canada’s 22nd prime minister puts his passion on paper.

His warning on trade — combined with his repeated calls for the United States to annex Canada — has the country’s flag makers struggling to keep up with suddenly soaring demand.