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The federal government promised to plant 2 billion trees by 2030. It's nowhere close.

The federal government promised to plant 2 billion trees by 2030. It's nowhere close.

OTTAWA — Two years ago, Canada embarked on an odyssey to plant two billion trees in just 10 years. An audit of the program so far says the way things are now, it won't even get one-tenth of those trees in the ground in time.
Quebec ministers sorry for broken promise on 'third link' vehicular tunnel in capital

Quebec ministers sorry for broken promise on 'third link' vehicular tunnel in capital

QUEBEC — A parade of government ministers took turns Thursday issuing sorrowful regrets for breaking a major election promise to build a multi-purpose vehicle tunnel linking Quebec City to its south shore.
Committee weighs bill to make feds accountable to Parliament on future pandemic plans

Committee weighs bill to make feds accountable to Parliament on future pandemic plans

OTTAWA — Opposition members of Parliament say they fear that new pandemic preparedness legislation would allow the government to sidestep a thorough review of how it handled COVID-19.
Quebec education minister issues directive banning prayer rooms in schools

Quebec education minister issues directive banning prayer rooms in schools

MONTREAL — Quebec's education minister has formalized a promise to ban prayer rooms and other religious practices in the province's public schools.
In The News for April 20 : Federal public servant strike continues as both sides meet

In The News for April 20 : Federal public servant strike continues as both sides meet

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Some U.S. cities may offer model to ease Canada transit violence: experts

Some U.S. cities may offer model to ease Canada transit violence: experts

As Canadian cities look for ways to combat violence on public transit, experts say strategies south of the border that combine law enforcement, social supports and community engagement could offer new solutions.
Senator says several cabinet ministers knew she was issuing travel docs to Afghans

Senator says several cabinet ministers knew she was issuing travel docs to Afghans

OTTAWA — A Manitoba senator who denies falsifying travel documents says several cabinet ministers were aware of her choice to send letters to Afghans to help them flee as the Taliban took over the country, and that no one told her to stop.
Vancouver police officer tells inquest he punched Myles Gray as hard as he could

Vancouver police officer tells inquest he punched Myles Gray as hard as he could

BURNABY, B.C.
B.C. First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains

B.C. First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains

VANCOUVER — A First Nation is suing the British Columbia and federal governments and the company behind a railway terminal port in the province's Interior, claiming it wasn't property consulted about the project it says has "desecrated" its ancestral
Charities find loopholes in 'broken' terror laws to help Afghans as MPs study bill

Charities find loopholes in 'broken' terror laws to help Afghans as MPs study bill

OTTAWA — Humanitarian and development groups say Canada's vague terror laws have forced them to find loopholes in the Criminal Code for aid workers to operate in Taliban-held Afghanistan, as MPs consider amendments to the law.