An Edmonton limousine service says someone called for one of its cars to show up at the community centre where Mark Carney launched his bid for the Liberal leadership on Thursday — but the person didn’t leave a name and never showed.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slamming Alberta’s refusal to sign a joint statement on the plan to respond to Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying Premier Danielle Smith is not putting Canadians first.

Mark Carney has run two central banks and championed the green transition. Now he wants to lead Canada’s Liberal Party.

For all those that think the Trudeau calamity is something new: Brian Mulroney stepped down as PC leader on Feb. 24, 1993. Kim Campbell was chosen the leader of the PC party on June 13, 1993, became PM June 25, 1993 and lost the federal election to Jean Chretien on Oct. 25, 1993.

Mark Carney, the former governor of Canada's central bank, on Thursday launched his bid to succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, immediately becoming a frontrunner in the race.

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

Justin Trudeau wouldn't have come up at those Calgary doorsteps ... and "casual cocktail Liberals" to not bother devoting political resources to places like Edmonton or Calgary, says Dan Arnold, who used to blog as Calgary Grit before becoming the federal ...

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.