Canada's ruling party wins election

After the vote, the Liberals are projected to win 343 more seats than the Conservatives, although it was not immediately clear whether they would win an outright majority or would have to rely on one of the smaller parties to form a government and pass legislation.

In his victory speech to supporters in Ottawa, Carney stressed the importance of unity in the face of threats from Washington.

He also reiterated a campaign slogan: the mutually beneficial system that Canada and the United States have shared since World War II is over.

The Canadian prime minister said: We have come to terms with the shock of America’s betrayal, but we must never forget its lessons.

He said: “As I have been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water and our country. These are not idle threats. The US president is trying to break us and own us. That will never happen, but we must accept the fact that our world has fundamentally changed.”

Canadians voted in a snap federal election on Monday; an election that focused largely on how candidates would respond to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and his call to make Canada the 51st state.

The Canadian prime minister called the snap election shortly after handing over power to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his main challenger in the race was Conservative leader Pierre Poilier.

Mark Carney does not need to be re-sworn. If Carney decides to reshuffle his cabinet, there will be a ceremony, but until then, the ministers will remain in their positions.

When parliament opens after the election, members are expected to be sworn in and a speaker elected.

Mark Carney had promised to take a tough line on Washington over its import tariffs and said Canada needed to spend billions of dollars to reduce its dependence on the United States. But the moderate Conservatives, who were demanding change after more than nine years of Liberal rule, showed more strength than expected.

Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Pulievre conceded defeat to Carney's Liberals and said his party would hold the government accountable. The result was a dramatic comeback for the Liberals, who were 20 percentage points behind their rivals in January, before then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his retirement and Trump threatened tariffs and annexation.