Liberal leadership: Carney expected to launch bid next week, Clark organizing heavily, Gould considers entering
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While longtime cabinet ministers Dominic LeBlanc and Melanie Joly have officially announced they have no plans to run for the Liberal leadership, several well-known faces are organizing behind the scenes to launch bids of their own.
While longtime cabinet ministers Dominic LeBlanc and Melanie Joly have officially announced they have no plans to run for the Liberal leadership — up for grabs since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation on Monday — several well-known faces are organizing behind the scenes to launch bids of their own.
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is expected to launch his bid next week, with dozens of MPs supporting him, sources close to Carney told CTV News.
On Monday, he said he's "encouraged and honoured by the support" he's already received and is "considering this decision closely with (his) family over the coming few days."
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark is said to be "organizing heavily" and will formally decide early next week whether she will run for the leadership, an official spokesperson confirmed to CTV News.
Clark was the 35th premier of B.C. from 2011 to 2017, and the first woman to be elected premier of the province.
A source close to Karina Gould, the current leader of the Government in the House of Commons, confirmed she is also seriously considering entering the leadership race.
Gould wants to run a campaign focused on affordability and younger Canadians, the source said. She will spend the weekend trying to ascertain whether she can fundraise to make the $350,000 entrance fee.
Alberta RCMP are asking people to avoid travel Saturday due to poor driving conditions in areas across Central and Northern Alberta.
A 29-year-old woman is facing charges after a man was found with stab wounds in a burning apartment in downtown Toronto Friday morning.
One woman is expressing her deepest gratitude to the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport after the staff helped her retrieve the security footage of her final moments with her father.
Former prime minister Jean Chretien says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is likely to walk back his threat of punishing tariffs and the resulting trade war with Canada, because the Americans are too reliant on a number of Canadian exports, namely in the energy sector.
A snowfall warning is in effect for parts of southwest Saskatchewan on Friday, with potential for some areas to reach up to 50 centimetres over the weekend.
Saskatchewan Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill has signed a deal with the federal government to expand access to medication for people with rare diseases.
Manitoba’s Crown attorneys are sounding the alarm over rising crime, caseloads and vacancies which they say are putting the public at risk.
As U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to annex Canada, some residents in Montana are sharing their thoughts on the idea of Canada becoming the “51st state.”
From hockey tickets to VIP seats for the Celebration of Light, Vancouver’s mayor and council were gifted tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of freebies in 2024.
Jean-Philippe Marineau and Patrice Beauparlant, lifelong friends who grew up in Hearst, Ont., are training for a 450-km trek from Fort Albany to Hearst, Ont.
The daughter of a Nova Scotia woman killed by her husband is calling for greater public discussion about domestic violence, saying she learned too late about the warning signs in her mother's relationship.