Carney, a former Goldman Sachs executive with no experience in politics, becomes Canada's 24th prime minister.

Mark Carney is a newcomer to elected politics, with decades of experience in finance. After his landslide victory, he pledged to continue tariffs on the U.S. "until the Americans show us respect."

Until the Americans "show us respect" Carney said his government would keep tariffs on US imports. "I know these are dark days," Carney said. "Dark days brought on by a country we

Two Windsor-Essex MPs have been reacting to Mark Carney's appointment to the role of Canada's prime minister with a mixture of praise and disappointment.

Canada's new prime minister rejected the idea repeatedly voiced by President Donald Trump that the nation would become the 51st U.S. state. "We will never, ever, in any way, shape or form, be part of the United States,

OTTAWA—Mark Carney took over Friday as Canada’s prime minister, planting a former central banker known for navigating crises in the middle of a trade war with President Trump and likely kicking off a national election.

Former central banker Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday. Carney, 59, replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remained in power until the Liberal Party elected a new leader.

Carney, 59, will take the reins of his country at a time when it is locked in a trade war with the U.S., its largest trade partner.