Another possible candidate is the new finance minister, Dominic LeBlanc. The former public safety minister, and a close friend of Trudeau, LeBlanc recently joined the prime minister at a dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. LeBlanc was Trudeau’s babysitter when Trudeau was a child.

Canada's public broadcaster is reporting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intends to announce his resignation as Liberal Party leader at Monday morning's news conference. They are citing sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. The sources told CBC that Trudeau intends to continue his PM duties until his successor is chosen.

With Trudeau’s nine-year stint as prime minister ending, several politicians are frontrunners to take over his role.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation, citing internal party battles as a hindrance to being the best option in the next el

Justin Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, is giving up leadership of the Liberal party. He said he would remain in both roles until his replacement had been chosen through a party election.

The race to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dominated by one name: Donald Trump. How to wrestle with the incoming president and his tariff threats has emerged as the defining question in the Liberal Party leadership contest.

Canadian cabinet minister Karina Gould on Saturday said she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. Gould, 37, becomes the third serious candidate to announce their candidacy.

Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”

By David Ljunggren (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Jan. 6 he intended to step down. The Liberal Party will pick a new chief on March 9.

Chrystia Freeland blew up the career of her top political ally, Justin Trudeau. Now, she is taking on an old friend, the former central banker Mark Carney.

Freeland said Friday a statement posted on X that she will officially launch her campaign on Sunday. Trudeau will remain prime minister until a new Liberal Party leader is chosen on March 9. Freeland announced her resignation from Trudeau’s Cabinet on Dec.