EDMONTON—The day the newly elected cabinet of the Alberta government was sworn in, New Democrat Party (NDP) leader Rachel Notley and one of her Calgary MLAs sent a letter to the RCMP demanding an investigation into Premier Danielle Smith. The letter, dated June 20, is addressed to RCMP K Division and uses a report from…
Alberta NDP Demands RCMP Investigation Into Premier, Citing Concluded Ethics Investigation
Alberta Election 2023: UCP and NDP Major Wins and Losses
The UCP won another majority government in the May 29 Alberta election, confirming late-stage polling projections close to election day. The party took almost all the seats outside of the major urban centres, while losing all ridings in Edmonton, and edged out in a number of Calgary ridings. Some of the biggest losers of the…
Polls Close for Alberta Election, Ballot Count Begins
This is a developing story that will be updated throughout the evening. Polls opened Monday in Alberta at 9 a.m. local time and closed at 8 p.m. in what political analysts have called one of the closest elections in the province’s history. All that remains now is for the ballots to be counted. There are…
UCP Leading With Half the Voting Places Reporting
This is a developing story that will be updated throughout the evening. EDMONTON/CALGARY—With ballots from about half of the voting places in around 10:30 p.m. local time, the UCP is leading with around 53 percent of the popular votes and in 52 ridings, compared to the NDP’s 44 percent and 35 ridings. Polls opened Monday, May 29,…
Smith’s UCP Wins Majority Government in Alberta Election
This is a developing story that will be updated throughout the evening. EDMONTON/CALGARY—The UCP has kept its majority government in the province’s May 29 election. NDP Leader Rachel Notley delivered her concession speech at 11:30 p.m. local time, saying while she is deeply disappointed with the loss, she is glad that her party has 10…
UCP or NDP? Albertans Head to the Polls Today
Albertans will head to the polls today to cast in-person ballots and decide whether the province will re-elect a United Conservative Party (UCP) government or flip to a Rachel Notley-led New Democrat Party (NDP) government. UCP Leader Danielle Smith, who has been leading the party for less than a year after winning the leadership race…
Both Alberta Premier Contenders on Last-Minute Campaign Stops
With only one day remaining before the official election in Alberta’s hotly contested provincial race, both major party leaders are still going hard on the campaign trail. On May 29, the province’s voters will decide if they will make what would be a historic decision and return New Democrat Party (NDP) leader Rachel Notley for…
Smith, Notley Announce First Pieces of Planned Legislation If Elected Alberta Premier
With only five days remaining until Alberta votes, the two party leaders in the running for premier on May 29 election day have made announcements about their first acts if elected. New Democrat Party (NDP) Leader Rachel Notley said at a morning news conference on May 25 that if her party was elected, she would…
‘Closest race in 50 years’: AB Voters Flock to Early Polls
Advance polls opened in Alberta on May 23, and by 8 p.m. local time, over 161,000 voters had marked their ballots in what one political analyst says is the closest race the province has seen in 50 years. “It’s extremely competitive and it’s a close race,” Michael Solberg, a partner at Calgary-based New West Public…
‘Closest race in 50 years’: Alberta Voters Flock to Early Polls
Advance polls opened in Alberta on May 23, and by 8 p.m. local time, over 161,000 voters had marked their ballots in what one political analyst says is the closest race the province has seen in 50 years. “It’s extremely competitive and it’s a close race,” Michael Solberg, a partner at Calgary-based New West Public…
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