India, March 23 -- Canada's prime minister Mark Carney on Sunday called a snap general election for April 28, saying he needed a "strong mandate" to deal with the threat posed by US President Donald Trump's tariff on the country's economy. The general election is not due until October 20, but Carney is hoping to capitalise on arecovery by his Liberal party in the polls since January, when Trump began threatening Canada.Trump has repeatedly dismissed Canada's sovereignty and borders as "artificial", and urged it to join the United States as the 51st state.

"We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump's unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty," Reuters quoted Carney as saying.A...