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.

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

Mark Carney launched the B.C. leg of his campaign to become the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and ultimately the prime minister of Canada, in Richmond Thursday night. A 100-plus crowd of Liberal supporters gathered at the Sandman Hotel to hear him speak and glad-hand with him. Carney, however, didn’t take any questions from the media.

If successful, the former Bank of England governor would become Canada's interim prime minister ahead of the next general election

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 leader of the Liberal party.

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 has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to talk about what kind of a Liberal leadership candidate he would make, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the economic threat Canada faces from the incoming Trump administration.

Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this afternoon in Edmonton, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions.