Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney made sure to play up his local roots at his official campaign launch in Edmonton on Thursday, but Albertan pundits and political strategists are still on the fence about whether he can connect with the province’s voters after decades away.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is set to announce his candidacy for leadership of the federal Liberal Party at a media event early Thursday afternoon in Edmonton, according to a media notice.

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.

Mark Carney announced his bid to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada surrounded by dozens of supporters in Edmonton on Thursday.

Mark Carney, the former central banker known for his tenure as Governor of both the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, has officially resigned from his position as Chairman of Brookfield

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.

The former governor of the Canadian and British central banks announced he was running to become head of the Liberal Party and prime minister.

Carney disclosed his intentions to a crowd in Edmonton, Alberta, the western Canadian city where he spent the bulk of his youth, promising an economic agenda focused on lifting the country from a period of stagnant growth.

Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is billing herself as the best person to lead Canada's fight against Donald Trump.

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

Less than five weeks after she resigned her cabinet seat over a dispute with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland has launched her campaign to replace him as the leade