C ANADIAN PRIME MINISTER Mark Carney has won a solid victory which extends his Liberal Party’s decade-long hold on power for a rare fourth consecutive term. That result was unthinkable just a few months ago. The win gives the former central banker a mandate to confront a truculent Donald Trump.

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney on Tuesday in his victory speech hit out at Donald Trump, accusing the United States president of “trying to break” his country. After his Liberal Party won the Canadian snap general elections,

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has won Canada's federal election despite only becoming Prime Minister last month - his victory could prove embarrassing for Donald Trump