In 2012, when Mark Carney left Canada to helm the Bank of England, he said he was going to where “the challenges are greatest.” Those now facing him as Canada’s prime minister are significant. The five-week campaign and electoral map revealed a country with two dominant parties with starkly different agendas — and regional divisions that could test national unity as Canada confronts President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats.

Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, who replaced Justin Trudeau, will keep his post as Canadians signal their persistent defiance of the U.S. president’s rhetoric.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals staged a major political comeback to retain power in parliamentary elections, fuelled by a backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and comments on making Canada the 51st U.