During the hour-long leaders’ debate on May 18, UCP Leader Danielle Smith touted her party’s record during her seven months in office, while NDP Leader Rachel Notley focused on the theme of trust and criticized the UCP government’s tenure. The central topics covered in the debate between Smith, who is vying for reelection, and Notley,…

Jennifer Johnson, a United Conservative Party (UCP) candidate who used a feces analogy when talking about transgender children in schools, will not be welcome in the party’s caucus if elected on May 29. UCP Leader Danielle Smith said in a May 18 statement that she had already spoken to Jennifer Johnson, following details of an…

Now at the halfway point to the Alberta election on May 29, New Democratic Party Leader Rachel Notley has made some key campaign promises related to health care, power bills, and children’s activities. The most recent pledge from the NDP on May 14 vows to eliminate the small business tax, which Notley said would “save…

United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Danielle Smith announced a new discount for Alberta seniors Thursday as part of her reelection campaign, while the New Democrat Party (NDP), led by Rachel Notley, pledged to increase seniors benefits and Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) payments. At a news conference in Calgary on May 11, Smith…

Three individuals disrupted a news conference being held as part of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s reelection campaign, with one man storming the stage. In a statement issued following the press conference, the UCP alleged “radical activists” affiliated with the NDP and the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) had been identified as former federal Calgary NDP candidate…

UCP Leader Danielle Smith was in Calgary on May 4 to announce a new plan for the economy and job creation in Alberta, while her rival NDP Leader Rachel Notley was in Edmonton touting her affordability plan. At a news conference at Calgary business Braeside Auto on May 4, Smith laid out the party’s plans…

Alberta’s United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith made a video appearance on the nightly broadcast of the UCP War Room to answer questions from the public about her party’s election platform on the first day of the official campaign. Bruce McAllister, former MLA for Chestermere/Rockyview and former host of the Global News morning show, served…

As the first day of the Alberta provincial election began with the drop of the writ, New Democrat Party leader Rachel Notley was on the campaign trail in Calgary, promising to protect Albertans’ pensions and end the health care crisis. At a news conference on May 1, Notley said if elected on May 29, her…

On the eve of the election writ drop in Alberta, both candidates for premier are firing up political support with campaign-style rallies. As of May 1, the current official opposition New Democrat Party (NDP) and the reigning United Conservative Party (UCP) will have less than 30 days to convince voting-age Albertans whom to elect as the next…

KHARTOUM—Sudan’s military will exit politics after elections scheduled for 2023, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told Reuters in an interview on Saturday, adding that the deposed former ruling party would have no role in the transition. Following a military takeover led by Burhan in late October that upended Sudan’s transition to civilian-led democracy, a deal was…