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

Sworn in at a ceremony in Ottawa on Friday, Mr Carney pledged his loyalty to Charles, who is also the King of Canada, and later lauded Canada's "proud British heritage" in his address.

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.