Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday announced that she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party.

The former finance minister and deputy prime minister joined former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and Government House leader Karina Gould in the race.

Canada’s governing Liberal Party will announce the country’s new prime minister March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week.

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will endorse former central banker Mark Carney to be the next Liberal leader and Canada's next prime minister, an official source close to Joly said Sunday

Pro-Palestinian protesters and a significant endorsement of her rival for the Liberal Party leadership marred former Finance Minister

Pro-Palestinian protesters and a significant endorsement of her rival for the Liberal Party leadership have marred former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s campaign launch for the job of Canada’s n

Former finance minister turned cabinet turned disrupter Chrystia Freeland will kick off her campaign to be the next Liberal leader at a launch in her Toronto riding today.

Canada's former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland launched her campaign Sunday to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, pitching herself as the best option to oppose incoming US president Donald Trump.

Chrystia Freeland officially launched her Liberal Party leadership bid on Sunday, positioning herself as the best candidate to stand up to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.

(National Archives of Canada / C-009076) Bennett, the Conservative opposition leader, ran against Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King during the 1930 federal election. King had led ...