01 Sunday Jul 2018
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alberta, calgary, canada, Canada Day, flag, Maple Leaf, Unifolié
Today marks the 151st anniversary of Confederation. To Canadians at home and abroad, have a happy Canada Day! Above, the Maple Leaf flag at Calgary’s Central Memorial Park’s war memorial flutters in the evening breeze earlier this year.
01 Saturday Jul 2017
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canada, Canada Day, England, flag, London, Maple Leaf, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, UK, United Kingdom, urban
When visiting London, Canada House is truly hard to miss, what with its bevy of Canadian flags on the building’s exterior and its prime location on Trafalgar Square. Snapped this image on my last visit last September … and sharing the photo today on the occasion of Canada’s 150th anniversary. Happy Canada Day.
01 Tuesday Jul 2014
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Let that flag fly! Happy Canada Day to fellow Canadians everywhere … and whoever else wants to join in the party.
Now … time for a singalong.
O Canada
Our home and native land
True patriot love
In all thy sons command
With glowing hearts we see the rise
The true north strong and free
From far and wide, O Canada
We stand on guard for thee
God keep our land
Glorious and free
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
O Canada, Canadian national anthem, lyrics by Justice Robert Stanley Weir, music by Calixa Lavallée.
Here’s more than you’d ever want to know about the tune … and lyrics for the official French and bilingual versions, too.
28 Sunday Feb 2010
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canada, Canadian, flag, gold, hockey, Maple Leaf, medal, Olympic Games, Olympics, pride, random, sports, Team Canada
Apparently, we live and breathe men’s hockey. These guys are two of thousands of very happy Calgarians who spilled out onto 17 Ave. S.W. Sunday afternoon after Team Canada defeated Team USA in overtime, winning the game 3-2 and scoring this country’s 14th gold medal of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
And here’s a happy gal stuck in traffic. She doesn’t seem to mind.
Ricky Leong 