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State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka as strike halts country
Emergency powers allow deployment of troops to maintain law and order in addition to the police force.
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Sri Lanka swears in new ministers amid bid to end turmoil
Another attempt has been made to end the political turmoil in Sri Lanka. New ministers have been sworn in two weeks after the entire cabinet resigned.
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Sri Lanka president seeks unity gov’t as economic crisis worsens
Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called for a unity government to deal with the country’s economic crisis, after cabinet ministers and the central bank governor offered to resign.
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Peru PM pushes for vote of confidence for new ministers
Many politicians in the country are under investigation, including the president, and that may complicate Torre's chances.
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Guinea-Bissau coup: President Umaro says deadly attempt thwarted
President says five hour attack on the government palace was a ‘failed attack against democracy’.
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Peru's president reshuffles cabinet for third time in six months
Peru's political crisis continues. The President swears in a new cabinet - for the third time in six months.
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Canada extends military training in Ukraine, offers non-lethal aid
The federal government says it will extend a military training mission in Ukraine, and offers support against cyberattacks as well as non-lethal aid such as body armour and surveillance technology as the country faces a possibile Russian...
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Chile president-elect Boric unveils women-majority cabinet
Fourteen of Chile’s 24 new cabinet ministers are women, while several are former student protest leaders.
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New Dutch government sworn in nearly 300 days after elections
After the longest coalition talks in the history of the Netherlands, the government has been formed from the same four parties that were forced to step down last year after a childcare benefit scandal.
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Incoming German Chancellor Scholz unveils new cabinet members
The most closely watched appointment was that of health minister, as Germany struggles to bring down its highest coronavirus infection rates of the pandemic so far.
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Romanian MPs approve coalition that will see rotating prime ministers
Under the coalition agreement, Romania will rotate its prime minister every 18 months before the next parliamentary elections.
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Peru: Opposition grows against president's policies
President Castillo faces a challenge to be able to govern, especially after legislators passed a law that limits his ability to dissolve congress if politicians do not approve his appointments or his policies.
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Former military 2nd-in-command says timing is right for a new defence minister
Former vice-chief of the defence staff Guy Thibault tells Power & Politics that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the right move by appointing Anita Anand atop the defence department.
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New cabinet appointments amid calls to compensate First Nations children
Newly appointed Minister Patty Hajdu will soon play a role in Ottawa's decision on whether to appeal a Federal Court ruling confirming it should compensate First Nations children. Former MMIWG National Inquiry Chief Commissioner Marion...
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Indigenous leaders hopeful about new cabinet appointments
Some Indigenous leaders are cautiously optimistic about Marc Miller being named minister of Crown-Indigenous relations and Patty Hajdu becoming minister of Indigenous services, but they say the federal government needs to continue to...
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Women in top roles in Trudeau’s new cabinet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled his new cabinet, which achieves gender parity and puts women in three top roles: finance, defence and foreign affairs.
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World Bank, African Union suspend Sudan after coup
As protests spread against the military coup in Sudan, international pressure is mounting on the military,
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'They did what they were supposed to do': Employment minister explains decision to phase out pandemic supports
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough tells Power & Politics why the federal government is ending its broad-based pandemic support in the middle of the fourth wave.
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Employment lawyer says minister shouldn't comment on who is eligible for EI
Paul Champ tells Power & Politics it wasn't appropriate for Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough to comment on whether individuals fired for failing to follow a vaccine mandate are eligible for employment insurance. Champ adds the matter...
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What to expect from Trudeau’s new cabinet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet is expected to include gender parity, regional distribution and a new minister of defence.
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Tension over Beirut blast probe deepens Lebanon political crisis
A political crisis is added to Lebanon's economic one, as two key groups threaten to leave the cabinet.
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Former federal ministers reflect on changes to Trudeau's cabinet
Former federal cabinet ministers Lisa Raitt and Anne McLellan react to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's changes to his cabinet and the appointment of women to the top portfolios.
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Trudeau expresses regret for B.C. trip, addresses issues in military
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed regret for vacationing in Tofino, B.C., during the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, while also trying to address mounting pressure to clean up the culture of the Canadian military.
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Trudeau addresses vaccine mandates, new cabinet
In his first news conference since being re-elected, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held firm on his promise to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for air and rail travel as well as the federal public service when Parliament resumes later this fall.