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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces a crucial test this weekend, as her leadership of the governing United Conservative Party is up for review. Heather Yourex-West looks at how the vote has shaped Danielle Smith and her government’s actions.

New Brunswick’s Liberal leader Susan Holt gave a speech in Fredericton on Monday night, after a Liberal majority government was projected following a tight race between her and Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs. “With a Holt Liberal government, we’re going to have the kind of leadership that you can trust,” Holt said in her remarks. “A...

Voters head to the polls in two federal byelections on Monday —In Montreal, a Liberal stronghold is under threat in a tight three-way race seen as another test to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership. But in Winnipeg it’s the NDP that has a lot to lose as the Conservative tries to make gains. Katherine Dornian...

Progressive Conservative Party MLA Obby Khan has announced he intends to run in the party’s leadership race.

The RCMP have announced there will be no charges laid after they concluded an investigation into the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race. Adam MacVicar reports.

Numerous close calls with avalanches in the mountain parks of Alberta and B.C. have officials reminding people to play it safe if heading to the backcountry. The RCMP announce they will not lay charges following an investigation into the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race. Tech giant Fortinet selects Calgary for a new state-of-the-art data...

The Alberta RCMP wrapped up its lengthy investigation into alleged voter identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race that saw former premier Jason Kenney elected leader – and no charges will be laid. Morgan Black explains why.

Three candidates have announced their intention to run in the New Democratic Party leadership race. The party has been defeated by the United Conservative Party in the last two elections. Political analyst John Brennan joined Global News at Noon to speak about the leadership race and the future of the party.

While asked about her legacy when announcing she will step down after a NDP leadership race is held, Rachel Notley said she’s proud that Alberta is no longer a single-party province, saying there are now viable moderate and left-leaning options for Albertans who don’t want to vote for a conservative party.

While sparring with Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre Tuesday in question period and after Statistics Canada reported the inflation rate rose to four per cent in August, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed his government has brought the inflation rate down “from the highs of 8.1 per cent” while also helping Canadians through affordable child care...

During the reveal of the first ballot results for the leadership race of the Conservative Party of Canada early Monday morning, it was announced that Derek Sloan dropped off the ballot with 4,864 votes. Candidate Peter MacKay has a slight lead after the first ballot. The person elected will replace Andrew Scheer as party leader.

The Conservative Party of Canada has voted in a leader who has branded himself a “true blue” conservative. But as Global’s Ryan Kessler explains, Erin O’Toole wasn’t the only candidate catching Saskatchewan’s attention.

Canadian business mogul Kevin O’Leary appears to be mulling a leap into the political sphere. Rumours have begun swirling that the former Dragon’s Den star and multi-millionaire could be a wild-card in the federal Conservative leadership race.

Former Conservative Cabinet Minister, Tony Clement declared he’s running for the leadership of his party.

Peter MacKay, former cabinet minister from Nova Scotia, has decided against joining the Conservative leadership race, saying the job would require too much time away from his young family. Vassy Kapelos has more.

The race to replace Andrew Scheer as leader of the federal Conservative Party is officially underway in Halifax. As Elizabeth McSheffrey reports, five leadership hopefuls made their bids to Nova Scotia Tories at the provincial PC party’s annual general meeting on Saturday.

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre gave a timeline on Friday that led to his dropping out of the party’s leadership race, saying family was a major consideration including the birth of his daughter, which took place during the 2019 election. He also said that he woke up Thursday not feeling “fully in” the race so he...

Political analyst David Taras joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss the new rules in the federal Conservative leadership race and who is likely to enter.

Conservative Party leadership contender Pierre Poilivre is holding a Tuesday rally in downtown Toronto. As the race continues, observers say the populist’s message shouldn’t be discounted, even in a Liberal stronghold. Matthew Bingley reports.

Canada is seeing 30-year highs in our inflation rate as the global economy recovers from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bank of Canada is raising key interest rates in an attempt to rein in inflation, but is it the right move? Is it enough? ‘The West Block’ guest host Eric Sorensen speaks with...