Alberta UCP Leadership Race
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Premier-designate Danielle Smith out of touch with Albertans: Opposition NDPAlberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said on Friday Smith was elected by a "fairly extreme group" within the United Conservative Party that represented only one per cent of Albertans.PoliticsOct 7, 2022
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Southern Alberta MLA resigns, encourages Danielle Smith to run in the seatAn Alberta legislature member has resigned and is encouraging the freshly chosen United Conservative Party leader — and next premier — to run for her seat in a byelection.PoliticsOct 7, 2022
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How Alberta’s UCP leadership race worksAlberta's United Conservative Party leadership race comes to a close on Thursday, when the province will have a new premier-designate. So how does the vote work?PoliticsOct 5, 2022
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Alberta UCP to pick province’s new premier ThursdayAlberta's governing UCP is scheduled pick the province's new premier Thursday, and political observers say its next step should be getting back on the same page as the province.PoliticsOct 5, 2022
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Alberta UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith says if elected, she won’t call early electionDanielle Smith, the perceived front-runner in the UCP leadership race, says the public tends to punish leaders who call an early election.PoliticsOct 3, 2022
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Alberta’s lieutenant governor will get legal advice before signing UCP bills aimed at ignoring federal law and court rulingsSalma Lakhani said it's critical Alberta uphold the rule of law, saying she has experience after she and others of South Asian origin were expelled from an authoritarian Uganda.PoliticsSep 1, 2022
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UCP leadership candidates ramp up campaigns as membership deadline loomsAll seven UCP leadership candidates were busy doing membership outreach on Thursday, with many hosting events in rural Alberta.PoliticsAug 11, 2022
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Former finance minister questions whether Alberta sovereignty bill would passAlberta's former finance minister has added his voice to those questioning whether a rival's promised bill rejecting federal law would pass in the legislature.PoliticsJul 21, 2022
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8 UCP leadership hopefuls say they made application deadline, approval still pending for someThe cutoff was 5 p.m. for applicants to submit a package of forms and consent documents along with at least 1,000 signatures and at least $75,000.PoliticsJul 20, 2022
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Former Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman registers to join UCP leadership raceSherman is an emergency room physician working in Edmonton. His says his experience working in the health system drove him to re-enter politics.HealthJun 29, 2022
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