A Canadian cabinet minister resigned Monday, saying she has lost confidence in the ruling Liberal Party over allegations it tried to interfere in a criminal prosecution of a global engineering and construction firm. The surprise resignation—the second by a cabinet member in recent weeks—comes as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deals with his biggest political scandal since assuming office in 2015—and as he faces a re-election test in October.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 04, 2019 22:41 UTC