Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that his country will hold a general election on April 28.

Carney, the former Bank of England chief who <a href="https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/mark-carney-succeed-justin-trudeau-canadian-pm" target="_self">replaced outgoing Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau just days ago</a>, made the widely-expected announcement on Sunday afternoon UK time - and took a series of swipes at Donald Trump in the process.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that his country will hold a general election on April 28.Carney, the former Bank of England chief who replaced outgoing Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau just days ago, made the widely-expected announcement on Sunday afternoon UK time - and took a...{ai:summary}<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared a general election for April 28, following his recent appointment as the leader of the Liberal Party. In his announcement, he criticized former President Donald Trump.</p><p>#politics</p>

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