Sources close to Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney are downplaying photos from 2013 showing the former Bank of Canada governor alongside convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has hinted at the possibility of an early provincial election, citing the looming 25% tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump.

Former BC Premier Christy Clark has backed out of her Liberal leadership bid after publicly walking back claims that she was never a member of the federal Conservatives.

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