Liberal party members will select a successor to Trudeau, who earlier this year announced his resignation facing deep unpopularity, on March 9.

Canada will continue to engage with senior Trump administration officials about the tariffs the United States plans to impose on all Canadian imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday. "Our goal is to get these tariffs - all tariffs - removed,

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