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European Union top brass says Carney is off to Armenia this weekend for summit

OTTAWA – The European Union says Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Armenia this weekend as part of a summit focused on strategic issues.

Carney’s office has not publicly confirmed the visit, but European Council President Antonio Costa says on social media that the prime minister will be attending.

The European Political Community summit will take place in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, with a focus on strategic co-operation for the continent’s politics, security and infrastructure.

Conservative MPs are calling on the auditor general to probe the federal government’s handling of a $250-million program which reportedly is set to be scrapped next month.

PrescribeIT was launched in 2017 to modernize the way doctors send prescriptions to pharmacies, and to phase out older technology such as fax machines.

But Canada Health Infoway, the not-for-profit organization which runs PrescribeIT and is funded by the federal government, says the program will end May 29 as it transitions to an “an open-standards approach” for electronic prescriptions.

Another scandal?

Canada is launching a government-owned investment fund to pay for major development projects in the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced.

The Canada Strong Fund, a first for the country, will invest in energy, infrastructure, mining, agriculture and technology, with an initial contribution of C$25bn ($18.4bn; £13.5bn).

The fund will also allow Canadians who have “a bit of extra money” to invest into it directly, but experts have warned it risks “limited returns”.

Ahead of Prime Minister Carney’s announcement today, Im going to give you the downside of this fund.

He’s launching the $51 Billion “Strong Canada Fund.” But here’s what they aren’t telling you: That’s YOUR taxpayer money being locked away in a state-owned “Sovereign” fund.… pic.twitter.com/Qj8WDTS94G

— Unfiltered With Kels (@unfilteredwkels) April 27, 2026

The federal Liberals will table their spring economic update today, with Prime Minister Mark Carney hinting at a rosier bottom line and smaller-than-forecasted deficits.

“There will be good news [Tuesday] with the spring update on the fiscal situation, the government’s performance against our deficit targets, the government’s performance on getting spending under control,” Carney said Monday, while unveiling his plan to create Canada’s first national sovereign wealth fund.

Canadians will get more details of that performance when Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tables the fiscal update after 4 p.m. ET.

The background pic in the Carney clip is “Toronto – 18 William Street, August 28, 1914.”

Not all that long ago. This is what Carney and his ilk hope for you.

“Most of the Ward’s residents have no indoor plumbing and no toilets. Sanitation standards and public health regulations don’t exist.”

Certainly suitable for our replacements so there’s that.