Edmonton has a new leader as mayor-elect Amarjeet Sohi was declared the winner in Monday night’s election.
As of 11:45 p.m., Sohi had 45.5 per cent of the vote with 224 of 228 polls reporting.
The 2021 Edmonton election campaign came to an end on Monday night.
Global News aired a live two-hour election special online from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m., hosted by anchors Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney.
The election special was also streamed live on the Facebook pages for Global Edmonton, Global News Radio 880 Edmonton and 630 CHED.
The special could also be viewed live on YouTube and Global News’ streaming service on Amazon Prime, Roku and the Global TV app.
The election special also ran live on Corus radio stations 630 CHED and Global News Radio 880 Edmonton. After the Global News special ended, 630 CHED continued with robust election coverage with hosts J’Lyn Nye and Eileen Bell.
The election coverage included live reports from several reporters in the field, as well as robust results coverage from the studio.
A political panel hosted by Vinesh Pratap provided analysis from Katherine O’Neill, Michael Walters and Puneeta McBryan.
Following the election special, the Global News at 11 Edmonton newscast was livestreamed online with hosts Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney.
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