An Ottawa high school principal has apologized for playing an Arabic song about peace during a Remembrance Day ceremony after facing swift backlash from critics calling it inappropriate and hurtful to members of the Jewish community.

Ceremonies to mark Remembrance Day were held across Quebec on Monday.In Montreal, the Quebec Provincial Command of the Royal Canadian Legion held its annual ceremony at the cenotaph in Place du Canada,

Thousands of veterans, military personnel and their supporters gathered at Canada's National War Memorial in Ottawa to remember those who have fought and died to protect this country and its freedoms.

Several hundred people gathered outside the Ontario legislature in Toronto to honour veterans and remember those who died fighting for their country.