Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney made sure to play up his local roots at his official campaign launch in Edmonton on Thursday, but Albertan pundits and political strategists are still on the fence about whether he can connect with the province’s voters after decades away.

Mark Carney will launch his candidacy for the Liberal Party leadership at an event in Edmonton on Thursday, according to a notice from Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is set to announce his candidacy for leadership of the federal Liberal Party at a media event early Thursday afternoon in Edmonton, according to a media notice.

Mark J. Carney ’87 — a member of Harvard’s Board of Overseers, the University’s second-highest governing body — launched his campaign to become Canada’s next prime minister at a rally in Edmonton, Alberta Thursday afternoon.

Mark Carney, the former governor of Canada's central bank, on Thursday launched his bid to succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, immediately becoming a frontrunner in the race.

Mark Carney announced his bid to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada surrounded by dozens of supporters in Edmonton on Thursday.

The former governor of the Canadian and British central banks announced he was running to become head of the Liberal Party and prime minister.

After months of what now appears to have been entirely accurate speculation over his rumoured political aspirations, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will officially launch his bid to replace outgoing Liberal leader — and, until his successor is selected, prime minister — Justin Trudeau in Edmonton later today.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he’s ready to replace Justin Trudeau and lead the Liberal party into the next election. He made the announcement at a community centre in Edmonton Thursday afternoon,