Carney disclosed his intentions to a crowd in Edmonton, Alberta, the western Canadian city where he spent the bulk of his youth, promising an economic agenda focused on lifting the country from a period of stagnant growth.

Mark Carney is officially in the race to become the next Liberal leader, after years of flirting with the idea of joining the party. Carney, a former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England,

OTTAWA—Former central bank governor Mark Carney has announced his campaign for Liberal leader and prime minister at an event in Edmonton Thursday. “I’m here to earn your trust to lead that fight. I’m back home in Edmonton to declare my candidacy for leader of the Liberal party and prime minister of Canada,