Canada has a new prime minister — and he won by a long shot

Justin Trudeau, new PM of Canada

Justin Trudeau will become prime minister of Canada.
It's official: Canada has a new prime minister.

Canadians went to the polls on Monday to decide who would be their next leader, and Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau came out a clear winner.

By late Monday evening, it looked as though Trudeau's Liberals would form a majority government.

As the numbers rolled in, incumbent Stephen Harper resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.

This is the first time in 9 1/2 years that Canada has had a new leader.

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