Trudeau was under heavy pressure from Liberal legislators to quit amid polls showing the party will be crushed at the next election.

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Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Monday he intended to step down. The party has not released details on the leadership contest,