Alberta election Day 26: The final weekend

On Day 26 of the Alberta election race, leaders are heading into the final weekend of the campaign.

Jason Kenney was in northern Alberta making a campaign stop in Valleyview, Rachel Notley was in Calgary, Stephen Mandel made a campaign stop in Vegreville, and David Khan was in Calgary to take in a Flames playoff game.

The final days of campaigning come as hundreds of thousands of Albertans have already cast their ballot.

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Saturday is the last day of advanced voting in the 2019 Alberta spring election.

READ MORE: Over 500,000 votes cast in Alberta election advanced polls

According to Elections Alberta, approximately 545,000 votes have been cast after four days of early voting.

The over half-a-million votes dwarf the around 235,000 votes cast in early polls during the 2015 election.

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There are about 100 new locations for advance polls in malls, airports, recreation centres and even one in IKEA in Edmonton on Saturday.

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Where the leaders are Saturday on the campaign trail

NDP Leader Rachel Notley

Rachel Notley was in Calgary speaking at two events. At 2 p.m. she was at Hudson Event Spaces and at 6 p.m. hosted a leader’s event at the Calgary Shaw Campaign Office.

READ MORE: Analyzing the rural and urban vote in Alberta election 2019

United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney

Jason Kenney made a stop in Valleyview to discuss jobs, the economy and pipelines.

Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel

Stephen Mandel spent the morning at a campaign stop in Vegreville and the afternoon in Edmonton door-knocking.

Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan

David Khan and his volunteer team are scheduled to watch the Calgary Flames take on the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL playoffs Saturday evening.

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— With files from The Canadian Press