Canada’s Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as PM and Liberal party leader

OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader.

“I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister,” Trudeau, who has been in power since 2015, tells reporters in Ottawa following a protracted political crisis that saw top Liberal allies urge him to quit.

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