The race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party – and as the country’s prime minister – is well under way, with seven candidates throwing their names into contention. The leadership hopefuls had until Thursday evening to meet a deadline to formally submit their candidacies before the party picks its new chief on March 9.

The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates had to declare by 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 with a $50,000 deposit towards a $350,

Mark Carney will launch his candidacy for the Liberal Party leadership at an event in Edmonton on Thursday, according to a notice from Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal.

The former Bank of Canada governor has long been rumoured to enter politics and made his move at a news conference at Laurier Heights Community Centre, a community he often frequented when he lived in Edmonton.

On Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly insisted the Liberal government had solved Canada’s border-security crisis. She was convinced the Americans under President Donald Trump no longer had any basis to complain about illegal immigrants and drugs being shipped to the States from Canada.

Freeland called on all leadership candidates to pledge to run in the next election, no matter the outcome of the leadership race.

Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.

EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced on Thursday that he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. Carney, 59, launched his bid at an event in the western city of Edmonton, casting himself as an outsider who was not part of Trudeau's unpopular government.

Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 and the former head of Canada’s central bank, says he is entering the race to be Canada’s next prime minister following the resignation of Justin Trudeau.

After months of speculation about his political ambitions, former Bank of Canada and ... Canada's governing Liberal Party. Mr Carney formally launched his bid in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta ...

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he’s ready to replace Justin Trudeau and lead the Liberal party into the next election. He made the announcement at a community centre in Edmonton Thursday afternoon,

Mr Carney, who was also governor of the Bank of England, is running as an outsider with considerable financial experience. Read more at straitstimes.com.