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.

T he sprint to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party has begun. Eight candidates have put their names forward ahead of the January 23rd deadline, but the race will almost certainly be won by either the former central-bank governor,

While Mark Carney’s outsider status inspires the Liberal faithful, his performance on the campaign trail is more likely to highlight the drawbacks of political inexperience.

Freeland is now running for both the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada. But as Freeland started her speech at a children's club in Toronto on Sunday, about a dozen ...

Chrystia Freeland announced Friday she will run to become the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Freeland, once a staunch ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced her intentions ...

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says she's running against the "Ottawa establishment" as more federal cabinet ministers rally around her top rival, former Bank of Canada governor ...

After months of speculation about his political ambitions, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced his run for leader of Canada's governing Liberal Party.

This decision raises significant questions about the legitimacy of the leadership race and, by extension, the legitimacy of the next Prime Minister of Canada,” he said. Liberal Party ...

OTTAWA—Mark Carney, the former Canadian and U.K. central banker, formally declared his interest in succeeding Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and the country’s prime ...

Pro-Palestinian protesters and a significant endorsement of her rival for the Liberal Party leadership have marred former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s campaign launch for the job of Canada’s next prime minister.

The six candidates running for Liberal leadership have now all registered with Elections Canada, which monitors their fundraising activities as political leadership contestants under the law.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is sending voters to the polls 15 months early, with a snap election he says is needed to deal with the threat posed to Ontario’s economy by U.S. President Donald Trump and his avowed tariffs on Canadian exports. Key things to know ahead of Wednesday’s expected election call: