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The signed letter asks the province to allow new owners of sold-off entities not to be bound by existing collective agreements.

Members have until Monday night to buy a membership in order to cast a vote on June 22 on who will replace Rachel Notley as NDP leader and head of the Opposition.

Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi is expected to be the centre of attention as the first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race is held Thursday night.

The first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race was mostly a civil affair Thursday but it wasn't all smooth sailing for former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi. 

Edmonton-Whitemud MLA Rakhi Pancholi has dropped out of the Alberta NDP leadership race to throw her support behind former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi. 

Naheed Nenshi is the sixth candidate to enter the race to replace Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley, which will conclude on June 22.

A spokesperson for Nenshi said the former mayor will announce whether or not he will run in the Alberta NDP leadership race on Monday.

Nenshi's status as the newcomer to the party, and relatively vague platform promises, have opened the door to questions about where he stands on key issues.

Almost half of the Alberta NDP's membership live in Calgary, which is a huge shift for Alberta politics, says one political scientist.

The Alberta NDP's membership has grown to more than 85,000. The announcement comes as one of the people vying for the party's leadership makes the decision to bow out of the race. 

Alberta’s NDP leadership race has triggered a broader existential debate over provincial and federal NDP party ties.

Five contenders are competing for the helm of the Alberta New Democrats, with the successor to long-time party leader Rachel Notley to be chosen in June.

Sarah Hoffman, NDP MLA for Edmonton-Glenora, announced her bid to become the next leader Alberta's NDP party.

Late last month the Alberta NDP announced rules and timelines for the contest.

The bar to reach for a citizen-led process to remove a mayor outside of an election is a high one: 40 per cent of the electorate must sign the petition within 60 days.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the government will be requiring parental notification and consent if a child 15 years or younger changes their name and pronouns at school. 

Rachel Notley is stepping down as leader of the Alberta NDP. She said she'll stay on until a new leader is elected. She hasn't decided if she'll continue as MLA.

Long-time former Calgary councillor Dale Hodges passed away Sunday. Hodges' family issued a statement saying that he died peacefully at Agape Hospice after a lengthy illness. 

The province said it will be changing certain provisions in Calgary's city charter to reduce housing costs and ensure there is a minimum building standard across Alberta.

It's been 10 years since the historic floods of southern Alberta that were deadly, expensive and resulted in the first ever State of Provincial Emergency in Canadian history.