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Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King to discuss shared priorities. The Prime Minister and Premier ...

The leaders discussed affordability issues, notably tolls on the Confederation Bridge and Wood Islands ferry as well as programs to support those most in need. The Prime Minister commended the Premier on his leadership on climate change. This includes prioritizing investments in mental health, long-term care, and community care, and promoting greater transparency and accountability on results for Canadians.

Earlier this week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with multiple Premiers and the Prime Minster to discuss numerous topics, the main ones being health care ...

"My meeting with the Prime Minister was positive, overall. "Let me be brutally honest: the Prime Minister has not yet shown himself to be a friend of Alberta. "The Premiers were somewhat disappointed with the amount of new funding announced for health care.

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, weighing in on a limp hand clasp with the prime minister that went viral, says she never expected she would have ...

Note to readers: This is a corrected story. They want the feds to hike their share of overall health funding from 22 per cent to 35 per cent. “I was taken a bit by surprise that he wanted to shake hands again, so we kind of missed the landing. She said the overall funding number was disappointing but she was pleased to see that much of the money will be through the Canada Health Transfer, which is delivered on a per-capita basis without strings attached. She said the onus is on Trudeau to make it work and she remains cautious, adding that previous Trudeau government policies and rules have hampered Alberta’s energy development. Smith has said she wants to work with Trudeau on that but also wants assurances there will be consultation and that the new rules won’t gut Alberta’s wellspring oil and gas industry while helping it expand markets for products such as liquefied natural gas.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's opening the door to asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to work col...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her trip to Ottawa was very constructive and now it's up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau if he chooses to "slam the ...

"Well here is a golden opportunity. So we're going to be making sure we don't leave any money on the table." - Abandonment of any references to "Just transition" or any other terminology or policies that signal the phase-out of Alberta’s conventional or non-conventional energy sector or workforce.

This week, Canada's premiers are in Ottawa for what has often been reported as "negotiations" with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a new agreement on the ...

Earlier this week, Global News reported on an Ipsos poll that suggested 59% of adults surveyed expressed support for the private delivery of publicly funded health services, adding further fuel to this discussion. The leader of the federal NDP accused the prime minister of placing Canada's universal health care system under threat. The B.C. provincial budget for health care spending was $23.8 billion in 2021-2022. Provinces have little choice but to accept whatever amount of money the federal government establishes as reasonable. There is also $25 billion set aside for bilateral deals and some other "top-ups" in specific areas.

Earlier this week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with multiple Premiers and the Prime Minster to discuss numerous topics, the main ones being health care ...

"My meeting with the Prime Minister was positive, overall. "Let me be brutally honest: the Prime Minister has not yet shown himself to be a friend of Alberta. "The Premiers were somewhat disappointed with the amount of new funding announced for health care.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, weighing in on her limp hand clasp with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that went viral, says she wasn't expecting the ...

Note to readers: This is a corrected story. She says she was caught by surprise when he reached out again in front of the cameras, which captured a smiling Trudeau reaching down, clutching and pinning with his thumb Smith's palm-down hand. Smith says she and Trudeau shook hands Tuesday moments before media were allowed into the room for a photo opportunity in Ottawa.

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will undergo endoscopic surgery to treat chronic sinusitis, or inflammation of the nasal sinuses, in a Tokyo hospital ...

As Kishida will be given a general anesthetic during the operation, Matsuno will temporarily stand in for him in accordance with a provision in the cabinet law. Matsuno said the procedure will be a day surgery, and Kishida will resume duties on Monday at his official residence. Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will undergo endoscopic surgery to treat chronic sinusitis, or inflammation of the nasal sinuses, in a Tokyo hospital on Saturday.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's opening the door asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to work collab...

Earlier this week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with multiple Premiers and the Prime Minster to discuss numerous topics, the main ones being health care ...

"My meeting with the Prime Minister was positive, overall. "Let me be brutally honest: the Prime Minister has not yet shown himself to be a friend of Alberta. "The Premiers were somewhat disappointed with the amount of new funding announced for health care.

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The country's first Prime Minister Sergey Tereshchenko passed away aged 72, Kazinform reports.

In his explosive 'Motion of Thanks' speech in the Rajya Sabha on Feb 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had some words of caution for the states which have ...

As PM Modi started replying to the Motion of Thanks on President's address in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, the Opposition started raising slogans of "Modi-Adani ...

Congress never tried to find solutions to the permanent problems, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said attacking the Congress while replying to the Motion of ...

The trust of global institutions in India is due to the presence of a stable and decisive government, he stressed. But now just one is thriving at the expense of others," alleged the CPI(ML) Liberation chief. And I hadn’t even asked any complicated questions," says Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi’s speech in Lok Sabha. In the last few years we've given 8 crore plus people tap water connections The Congress used to say ‘Gareebi Hatao’ but did nothing for over four decades. Education, infrastructure, and health have improved in these districts due to continued focus and performance review. People of the country are repeatedly rejecting Congress. Addressing the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said, "Mallikarjun Kharge said that Congress built a strong foundation in 60 years. We identified 110 aspiration districts in the country. We do not believe in tokenism, we are working hard to take country forward through science and technology So many people getting empowered, while someone's account getting closed, I can understand the pain." Our focus is on increasing speed and enhancing scale," he said.

Article 356 allows the Centre to dismiss an elected state government and impose “President's Rule”. Its rampant misuse by almost all central governments has ...

In 1989, the Centre dismissed the S R Bommai government in Karnataka. In its judgment in the landmark S. Article 356 of the Indian Constitution contains provisions for the imposition of “President’s Rule” in a state, removing an elected government. When Indira returned to power in 1980, her government too imposed President’s Rule in nine states. In the 1960s, it was used 11 times. The Governor, however, could not encroach upon the powers of the high court.

Replying to debate on the President's address in the Rajya Sabha amid shouting by the Opposition, Modi asserted that his government pursued competitive and ...

Referring to NCP leader Sharad Pawar, who was sitting in the House, the prime minister said even his Government was dismissed when he was a youthful promising chief minister. Today a woman is the President of India and a woman as Finance Minister has presented the Union Budget. The prime minister gave details of India’s economic achievements under his government like mobile manufacture, digital systems, operation of drones for agriculture, one crore employees were added to the organised sector as per EPFO payroll data. The prime minister said his government had provided financial loans to small vendors and communities like Banjaras. The first Communist Government in Kerala was dismissed by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In a rare Parliamentary event, the prime minister was forced to give his entire speech amid non-stop slogan-shouting by the Opposition seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe in the Adani Group affair.

PM Modi targeted Congress leaders who accuse the government of trying to obliterate the significance of the work done by India's first Prime Minister ...

"I want to warn them with the sincerity of the House that they (Opposition) should go to their respective states and tell them not to move on the wrong path. Do not commit such a sin that takes away the rights of your children," he said. This was the level of Congress' [politics](/politics). "Some had problems with the names of schemes of govt and Sanskrit words in the names. "Look at the history, which party and people in power misused Article 356 the most? I read in a report that 600 government schemes were in the Gandhi-Nehru family's name...I don't understand why people from their generation don't keep Nehru as their surname, what's the fear and shame?"

UK - The Prime Minister, has today created four new departments - A new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Having a single department focussed on turning scientific and technical innovations into practical, appliable solutions to the challenges we face will help make sure the UK is the most innovative economy in the world. A new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, has been tasked with securing our long-term energy supply, bringing down bills and halving inflation. UK – The Prime Minister, with the approval of His Majesty The King, has today created four new departments – A new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Attacking the Congress record on using Article 356 to dismiss State governments of regional parties, the PM says he supports cooperative, ...

“Don’t spoil the future of your children,” he said, asking States to learn from the economic distress in neighbouring countries. His effort was to combine national progress and regional aspirations, said the Prime Minister, adding that the priority of his government was common people. During the Congress regimes, Raj Bhawans were functioning as Congress offices, he said, declaring that he was there to work for the country while the Opposition was playing politics. Modi noted that none of his descendants used the Nehru surname, even while the Congress accused him of not mentioning Pandit Nehru in his speeches. Pointing to his former position as Gujarat Chief Minister, he said that he understood the importance of federalism, adding that his government had always supported cooperative and competitive federalism. Modi said that the keechad (dirt) flung against him would actually help the kamal (lotus) to grow, referring to the BJP’s election symbol.