One way in which they do this is through “flag jacking”. The trend goes like this: traveling Americans, wary that a foreign hosts will treat them with scorn and resentment, affix Canadian flags to their backpacks or clothing in an attempt to hide their heritage.

A growing number of American travelers have been accused of “flag-jacking”—displaying a Canadian flag or claiming to be from Canada while abroad. The goal is to avoid the negative stereotypes sometimes linked to American tourists.

Travel pros weigh in on the differences between travelers from the United States and Canada. There are definitely distinctions, they say.

Americans have revived a decades-old practice with Donald Trump back in the White House and ruffling feathers around the world, pretending to be Canadian.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Canadian flag tied around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s waist during Tuesday’s Oklahoma City Thunder championship parade didn’t come from a flag shop or a website—it came from a Yukon High School teacher’s classroom.

Waterloo region and Guelph were well represented at the opening game of the World Series Friday night in Toronto. The Ventures Winter Guard in Kitchener and a teacher from Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph were among those on the field performing at the Rogers Centre Friday night for the pre-game show.

Annual Remembering the Fallen Commemorative Ceremony will be held November 5 for colleagues TORONTO, Oct. 30, 2025 /CNW/ – For the eleventh consecutive year, Manulife is planting more than