Just days after being sworn into office, Prime Minister Mark Carney will embark on his first trip abroad in the new job. Carney's office says he'll travel to Paris, then to London where he's expected to meet with King Charles only weeks after his predecessor,

Ex-central banker Mark Carney will be formally sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday, putting him in a position to fight tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump that could devastate the trade-dependent Canadian economy.

Former central banker Mark Carney is now the prime minister of Canada after being sworn into office in Ottawa. Carney, who has never held office as an elected official, swore an oath of allegiance to King Charles III on Friday at Rideau Hall before jointly signing his official appointment with Governor-General Mary Simon.