From 1971 to 1983, Carney lived in the west-end neighbourhood of Laurier Heights, shovelling walks for spending money, delivering the Edmonton Journal and graduating from St. Francis Xavier high school before leaving town for Harvard University The following story was originally written and published in March 2009.

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

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.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced on Thursday that he was running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, saying he wanted to focus on the struggling economy.

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.

OTTAWA—Former central bank governor Mark Carney has announced his campaign for Liberal leader and prime minister at an event in Edmonton Thursday. “I’m here to earn your trust to lead that fight. I’m back home in Edmonton to declare my candidacy for leader of the Liberal party and prime minister of Canada,

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

Mr Carney, who was also governor of the Bank of England, is running as an outsider with considerable financial experience. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this afternoon in Edmonton, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions.

3:09 Mark Carney teases Liberal leadership bid ... Born in Fort Smith, N.W.T., and raised in Edmonton, Carney earned an undergraduate economics degree from Harvard University and followed that ...

OTTAWA — Mark Carney is officially in the race ... Although he emphasized his Edmonton roots, Carney did not commit to running in the Alberta capital. He also said that, on Thursday, he resigned ...