OTTAWA — Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan on Wednesday became the latest member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s front bench to announce he won’t seek re-election.

OTTAWA — One of the seven Liberal leadership hopefuls says the party is not allowing him to run, as another high-profile cabinet minister endorsed Mark Carney on Sunday.

A handful of now former cabinet members have said they aren't seeking re-election, including Seamus O'Regan (labour and seniors), Pablo Rodriguez (transport) Marie-Claude Bibeau (national revenue), Carla Qualtrough (sports), Filomena Tassi (economic development for Southern Ontario) and Dan Vandal (Northern affairs).

North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson has dropped his bid to lead the Liberal Party of Canada.

Liberal party leadership candidates are shown in these recent file and handout photos. Top row: Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland and Karina Gould. Bottom row: Frank Baylis, Jaime Battiste and ...

T he sprint to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party has begun. Eight candidates have put their names forward ahead of the January 23rd deadline, but the race will almost certainly be won by either the former central-bank governor,

Leadership hopefuls have until Jan. 23 to announce their candidacy. But the field for Liberal leadership race seems to be getting narrower.