There was some confusion at a polling station in Virden over the Canadian flag.

Elections Canada says a Canadian flag was removed from a Manitoba advance polling station on the weekend because a worker thought it violated election rules.

Officials say the worker in Virden thought the red in the Canadian flag could be interpreted as support for the Liberal party. Elections Canada spokeswoman Marie-France Kenny calls it an ``unfortunate misunderstanding'' of rules that prohibit campaign literature or active campaigning near a polling station.

She says the issue was clarified and the flag was raised again.