Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal party have won Canada's federal election, securing a fourth term for his Liberal party.
The Liberals have 169 confirmed seats, followed by the Conservatives with 144, meaning they will form a minority government.
The Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre had looked certain to win until three months ago, before facing a tide change following the start of United States President Donald Trump's term and subsequent tariffs on Canada and unpopular calls for the nation to become the 51st state of America.
The Liberals were 20 percentage points behind in surveys conducted in January, before Justin Trudeau announced he was stepping down from the top job.
Poilievre has also lost his seat in the Ontario district of Carleton to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy after holding it for 20 years.
In his victory speech Carney said that Canada's “old relationship with the United States…is over”.
"The system of open global trade anchored by the United States, … [which] has helped deliver prosperity for our country for decades, is over. These are tragedies, but it's also our new reality."
