A darkened Canadian flag with a thin blue line hoisted at the Ontario Provincial Police Association building in Barrie, Ont. is drawing pointed criticism from Paul McKenna, a former senior OPP ...

Today's letters: 'Thin blue line' flag is completely out of line Saturday, March 18: Some readers want the Ottawa Police Association to change a symbol that offends many. You can write to us too ...

The thin blue line originates from a battle during the 1854 Crimean War, known as the Thin Red Line, in which a British regiment wearing red uniforms held off a Russian cavalry charge.

The sign read, “THANK YOU BLAINE P.D.,” the “o” replaced by a heart filled with the thin blue line flag.

The Thin Blue Line Canadian flag flies outside the Ontario Provincial Police Association building in Barrie, Ont. (Mike Arsalides/CTV News) The union confirmed it purchased 60 flags at the cost of ...

A symbol of police solidarity, it’s been co-opted by racist groups; flags with thin blue line logos, for example, (in this country it’s a black-and-white Canadian flag bisected by a horizontal ...

The “thin blue line” has appeared on patches and flags at rallies for whites supremacist groups including the Proud Boys and the Klu Klux Klan, as well as at the January 6 insurrection in Washington, ...

"This has caused concern that the 'thin blue line' flag symbol signals bias, and even alliance with alt-right or white supremacist movements," the report to the board notes.

A thin blue line flag is seen flying next to a Canadian flag over the Edmonton Police Association's building at 14220 112 Ave. NW in Edmonton on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

But the fact that the flag, also known as the Thin Blue Line flag, has been used across the continent by pro-police supporters and those fighting back against the movement to end police brutality ...

Roman said the ban on public displays of “Thin Blue Line” imagery includes flags, pins, bracelets, notebooks, coffee mugs and other items. Tattoos are the exception.