What hashtags do you follow for that?

Tags!
Canadian: #cdnpoli, #canada, #canpoli (This one's less popular, but people are stubborn.)

Ontario: #onpoli, #ontario

Toronto: #topoli, #Toronto

Thanks. Maybe I can actually get some damn Canadian news around here.
I wonder if Mastodon will let me add those tags to a list. I might not necesarily want my home timeline filled with them.
#Newbie

Lists are available for hashtags in the browser but not all client apps support that.

Lists for user accounts work well too.

As well, you can temporarily mute a specific hashtag for a period of time to keep it out of your timeline.

@FediTips has lots of guidance.

@FediFollows has curated lists.

Many Canadian media can be followed here. @Flipboard can help you find Canadian media. Some like CBCNews will overwhelm your timeline. I have a dedicated Canadian News list.

Yeah unfortunately the desktop client I use doesn't support muting hashtags/accounts... apparently even when I've done so on my instance's website.

You can find lots of Canadian news accounts listed at https://fedi.directory/tag/canadian-news

Paste an account's address from the website into your Mastodon server's search box to follow it. Click on an account's address to see more info about it.

Some of them post a lot as they are news feeds. If they feel like they're overwhelming your feed, you can use Lists to put them in their own mini-timeline (more info https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists-feature-on-mastodon ).

This list feels little it's missing a few publications on here. What's the best way to add to it as we come across them?

Message me on @FediFollows and I'll try to see about adding them!

And also, let me know at that account if there are accounts listed which you think shouldn't be! (I do try to vet them but bad accounts can slip through.)

Will do!