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Police arrested two of the main organizers behind an antigovernment demonstration on Parliament Hill late Thursday.

Ontario will require its school boards to keep an online learning option for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year and any student who needs tutoring help will receive it, the provincial government said as it laid out its school spending plan ahead of a summer election.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says using the Emergencies Act is a measure of last resort to bring an end to the illegal and undemocratic blockades that have harmed Canadians for nearly three weeks now.

The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Canada.

Long-delayed cleanup of Great Lakes harbors and tributary rivers fouled with industrial toxins will accelerate dramatically with a $1 billion boost from President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan, senior administration officials say.

The symbolism attached to national flags often revolves around patriotism, but experts say the Maple Leaf’s prominent appearance at COVID-19 mandate protests comes at a moment of reflection for Canada.

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime are "the new big players" and should contribute more to Canadian culture.

The exemption, passed by order in council last month, is due to the "urgent public health necessity" of the supplies they are transporting, Health Canada states. 

Canada's safety minister Marco Mendicino says a group with allegedly violent motives that was arrested at a border blockade in southern Alberta speaks to broader concerns.

Steve Bell, Ottawa's interim police chief says officers will clear the streets of people who oppose the government and COVID-19 restrictions in the next few days, warning they are ready to use methods people are not used to seeing in the capital.

The winners of a Toronto business and finance ethics competition will have to think faster about conflict-of-interest dilemmas and other challenges when they move on to a national version in May.

Vancouver Island MPs are calling for improved ocean protection and spill response as more than 100 shipping containers are still unaccounted for after the MV Zim Kingston cargo spill.

Cillis came from a labour union household where everyone voted NDP. Now she is the NDP candidate in Ontario's next provincial election in the riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a “renaissance” for the country's nuclear industry with a vast program to build as many as 14 new reactors.