The governor of the Bank of Canada was under scrutiny. For weeks, press reports had tied Mark Carney to a potential run for the country’s Liberal Party, which was looking for a new leader.

Mark Carney’s challenge will be to differentiate himself from Trudeau and take on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If Carney wins he’s expected to call for an early general election.  Read More

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.’s decision to move its head office to New York from Toronto is causing trouble for Mark Carney in his run for Canadian prime minister.

Front-runner Mark Carney and underdog Chrystia Freeland, both established, centrist policymakers, are vying to succeed Justin Trudeau amid grave threats to Canada from the United States.

Mark Carney, 59, could become the next prime minister when the governing Liberal Party of Canada announces a replacement for Justin Trudeau in a leadership vote Sunday. The opposition Conservatives hoped to make the election about Trudeau,

Former Canadian and U.K. central banker Mark Carney is viewed as the presumptive favorite, based on polling and fundraising.

Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, second right, speaks as Karina Gould, lfrom eft, Frank Baylis, and Mark Carney look on during the English-language

The stage was shared by four hopefuls: former governor of the banks of Canada and England Mark Carney, former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Liberal government House leader Karina Gould, and businessman and former MP Frank Baylis.

Mark Carney, 59, could become the next prime minister when the governing Liberal Party of Canada announces a replacement for Justin Trudeau in a leadership vote Sunday.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper is accusing Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney of taking too much credit for helping guide Canada's response to the 2008 global financial crisis.