One of the ways to identify a country is their flag. During international athletic ... including a blue field with a Union ...

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.

In 1963, Canada embarked on a seemingly harmless attempt to create its own flag but the issue revealed a nation hotly divided on what symbol should unite the country. The parliamentary debate on ...