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LANGLEY, B.C. — The Greater Vancouver Zoo says one of its iconic animals, Jenga the giraffe, has died "far too soon.

OTTAWA — The federal government is slashing immigration targets to levels that will flatten population growth as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits the government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTREAL — Quebec's Health Department says it will be ready to meet the expected demand for advanced applications for medical assistance in dying when it begins accepting those requests next week. Dr.

OTTAWA — The NDP is taking aim at the Conservatives on abortion by putting forward a motion to push back against what it calls a "creep" of legislation, petitions and threats aimed at reducing access to abortion.

WINNIPEG — A man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the deaths of his common-law partner and their two children is to serve a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 16 years.

TORONTO — Eight-three per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider, but that still leaves 5.4 million adults without one, a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is attending a conference on Lebanon as leaders try to help the country cope with the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of stepping down as the leader of the Liberal party by next week.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

MONTREAL — An investigation into a climate of fear at a Montreal primary school has reignited a debate about secularism in Quebec's education system, with the provincial government pledging to consider new measures to keep religion out of classrooms.