It's one of the highest honours an athlete can earn. In his latest video blog, Scott Russell gives his top five nominees to carry the Canadian flag at the opening ceremony for the London Olympics.

The cutline for this shot of Daniel Alfredsson taking to the ice for Game 6 in front of the Senators' flag-bearers is missing the descriptive words we know you hockey fans can provide.

Mitt Romney's presidential rivals are urging Republicans to do themselves a favour and nominate a more conservative standard-bearer who has a better chance of holding up against President Barack Obama.

Ahead of today's Flag Day celebrations, our readers shared some of their proudest Canadian moments. Here are some of the best.