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OTTAWA — Former "Freedom Convoy" protesters returned to Canada's capital by the hundreds on Saturday to revel on Parliament Hill and denounce COVID-19 mandates as police staged a massive operation to keep the peace and make sure demonstrators actuall

MADELEINE-CENTRE, Que. — Quebec's wildlife protection agency says it doesn't know how a polar bear arrived on the province's Gaspé peninsula.

Here are the latest developments related to the "Rolling Thunder" protests against COVID-19 public health measures and other issues taking place in Ottawa. All times eastern: 4:30 p.m.

HALIFAX — The mayor of Wolfville, N.S., says her town is looking at adding surveillance cameras in a residential area near Acadia University in response to “continuing and escalating” property damage in the community.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $27.6 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on May 3 will be an estimated $34 million. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Police in Ottawa made several arrests Friday while facing off against protesters opposed to COVID-19 mandates, wearing helmets and carrying batons as big-rig trucks and campers attempted to make their way to Parliament Hill.

Four cadets at the Royal Military College have died in an early-morning vehicle accident at the institution's campus in Kingston, Ont., the Department of National Defence said Friday.

LAS VEGAS — Alabama receiver John Metchie III was the first Canadian selected in the 2022 NFL draft. Metchie III, of Brampton, Ont., was taken by the Houston Texans in the second round, No. 44 overall, Friday night. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Former Conservative MP Leona Alleslev says she has failed to raise the thousands of dollars needed to make it as a candidate in the party's leadership race.

OTTAWA — The first COVID-19 vaccine for infants and very young children is now under review by Health Canada.