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 race to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now set, with former central banker Mark Carney and former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland the two biggest names to have declared their candidacy.

Frank Baylis officially launched his campaign to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada at an event in Montreal on Thursday evening. He said he has a “prosperity agenda” and his priorities were to tackle the cost of living by investing in Canadian businesses and universities and getting the government’s fiscal

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,

Ruby Dhalla wrote to former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi expressing her thoughts on Operation Blue Star and the unrest in Punjab in 1984. Gandhi had responded to her letter personally.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said this month he would step aside as leader of the country and Liberal Party, said he won’t run in the election that must be held this year. The former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor says he is considering running for leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and prime minister.

Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he will be dropping out of the Liberal Party leadership race in favour of backing former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. The member for Sydney-Victoria joined the race on Jan.

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is backing away from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's consumer carbon pricing regime but will keep industrial pricing in place.

The number of registered Liberals nearly quadrupled since Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign on Jan. 6

Here's a look at the Liberal leadership race and where the candidates stand on First Nation, Inuit and Métis policies.

In a policy statement provided to the Star, Carney said the “divisive” current consumer carbon levy “isn’t working.”

Carney says carbon pricing has lost the support of the Canadian people; pledge follows similar vow from rival Chrystia Freeland