The beaver even predates the Maple Leaf as a Canadian symbol. The animal appeared on the first Canadian postage stamp issued in 1851. But the beaver isn't the only animal on the list.

A Canadian senator has launched a campaign to replace the industrious beaver with the indomitable polar bear as Canada's national emblem, saying the incumbent is "a dentally defective rat." ...

The Canadian Heraldic Authority, which creates coats of arms, flags and badges for Canadian citizens and institutions unveiled a new symbol for the nation in May. The previous St. Edward’s Crown ...

In contrast, the convoy’s efforts to appropriate national symbols and the Canadian imagination have proven ineffective. While the jumbled host of flags used by this group is meant to reflect genuine ...

Writer Merrill Dennison described it as “the most Canadian room in Canada,” while Barbeau described it as “the symbol of our growing aspirations toward nationhood and a culture that will be ...

On the heels of CIRA's three-year “Make your website true north strong” advertising campaign, it was time to get wisdom from one of Canada's iconic symbols. The Canadian goose with its ...

Now, one of these Inuit symbols of safety and homeland has been erected in the battle-scarred landscape of Afghanistan to honor Canadian soldiers who fought and died in the war on global terrorism.