Global National: March 20

Newfoundland and Labrador’s government was unable to unveil its budget after hundreds of furious and frustrated fish harvesters blocked entrances to the province’s Confederation Building in a rowdy protest. Their longstanding complaints, how their anger has boiled over, and what the protesters are planning next. Immigration Minister Marc Miller has made a startling assessment of the federal government’s temporary visa program for Gaza refugees, calling it a “failure.” The program’s problems, and the latest move that could make it even more difficult for Gazans to come to Canada. Public Services and Procurement Canada says it has uncovered cases of fraudulent billing costing millions of taxpayer dollars. How three information technology subcontractors are accused in the schemes involving dozens of departments, and why federal officials describe this as the “first wave” of cases being investigated. After a few bad years, roughly one-third of the trees in Vancouver’s Stanley Park are being removed because they have either died or are dying. What caused so much damage to the park’s forest, and the criticism to what the city says is a critical move. Plus: why an investigation is underway at the London Clinic, the world-renowned hospital where Princess Kate underwent major abdominal surgery. And how happy are you? The latest edition of the World Happiness Report, and where Canada ranks.