Posted AT 4:02 AM EDT on 20/03/07
With what flag should we honour Vimy Ridge?
OTTAWA — Nearly a century ago, Canadian soldiers crossed a muddy ridge in Vimy, France, as they fought and died under a flag relegated since to history -- the Red Ensign.Today, a group of campaigners and veterans groups are mired in a fight with the federal bureaucracy to hoist that standard once more over Vimy Ridge.
But Ottawa is yielding not an inch.
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