Mark Carney has been elected as prime minister of Canada, according to the projections of the national broadcaster CBC/Radio Canada, in one of the country's most consequential elections in decades. But it's still not clear if his Liberal party will win the 172 seats needed for an outright majority in parliament.

Mark Carney’s Liberals win Canada’s crucial election and set to form minority government - Decision over whether to extend Liberal Party’s decade in power or hand control to opposition Conservatives b