TORONTO (AP) — The Liberal Party has won the federal election in Canada, culminating a process marked by U.S. President Donald Trump threats on a trade war and of making the country the 51st American state.

This is perhaps best illustrated in Cameron Davies' decision to quit as leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) of Alberta, which he has served for more than seven years, to take over as the head of the independence-supporting Republican Party of Alberta.

President Donald Trump injected himself into the race with his tariffs on Canadian imports and insistence that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.