Mark Carney sworn in as Canada's prime minister, appoints new cabinet

Canada's ruling Liberal Party leader Mark Carney was sworn in as the 24th prime minister of the country and appointed a new cabinet on Friday. The 24-member transition cabinet includes the main players who held portfolios central to managing Canada-U.S. relationship. 

After decisively winning the Liberal leadership last Sunday, Carney took the reins from Justin Trudeau who officially tendered his resignation to Governor General Mary Simon before Carney's swearing-in ceremony. 

It's widely believed that Carney will call an election before Parliament is scheduled to return in just over a week which means Canadians may vote in late April or early May.