Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is speaking French in a video from an election campaign rally, not performing a ritualistic chant, as was suggested by posts sharing the clip online.

After Mark Carney won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada's Liberal Party in March 2025, a photograph began to spread online purporting to picture him sitting on a beach with Ghislaine Maxwell, the incarcerated Jeffrey Epstein associate, and actor Tom Hanks.

The Canadian leader said his country's relationship with the US had changed due to Trump's tariffs, jeopardising future cooperation.

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a snap election to let Canadians decide who should tackle the economy and Trump's tariffs.

President Trump spoke Friday with Canada’s new PM as the US prepares to slap 25% tariffs on Canadian imports — and referred to the leader as “Prime Minister,’’ dropping the “governor” moniker he

Carney, who called a snap election on April 28, said Canadians need to "build the strongest economy in the G7."

Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, shifting relations between the three neighboring countries.

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election. Carney sworn in as Prime Minister on March 14. Although the next election was not due until October 20, Carney is hoping to capitalize on a remarkable recovery by his Liberal Party in the polls.

Carney, the former head of the Bank of England, took leadership of the Liberal Party from Justin Trudeau nine days ago.