Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews is not ruling out a run to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative party leader and premier. Toews says there would be a number of factors to consider, including what the rules of the race will be. But he says interest in the leadership race can be good for the…
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews Not Ruling out Run for UCP Leadership
Alberta Men Accused of Killing Hunters Took Law Into Own Hands: Prosecutor
A Crown prosecutor says a father and son accused of killing two Métis hunters took the law into their own hands when they chased them on a rural road in Alberta, shot them and left them to die. Jordan Kerr has told an Edmonton trial that Roger and Anthony Bilodeau thought the two hunters were…
‘It Needs to Be Expedient’: The UCP’s Quest to Replace Jason Kenney
With Alberta’s next election in about a year, the United Conservative Party needs a new leader who can beat Rachel Notley’s NDP if it is to retain power after Jason Kenney’s reign. Kenney resigned May 18 after receiving 51.4 percent support from UCP members in a leadership review, saying it wasn’t a strong enough mandate…
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney Says He Won’t Run in Upcoming Party Leadership Race
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney quashed speculation on his immediate political future on Saturday when he explicitly stated he would not be running in the race to pick a new leader for his United Conservative party. “No,” Kenney said when asked the question by the host of his call-in, provincewide radio show on CHQR and CHED…
Former Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith to Seek Alberta UCP Leadership
Former Wildrose Party leader and radio host Danielle Smith says she will be running for leadership of the United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP) after Premier Jason Kenney announced this week he would be stepping down. “We’re all Albertans, we all want the best for Alberta, and I think that you will find that my…
UCP Leadership Race Gears up After Alberta’s Kenney Announces Resignation
The race for a new United Conservative Party leader is gearing up after Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced he’s stepping down. Kenney garnered 51.4 percent support in a review of his leadership, which is just enough for him to keep his job under party rules. But last night he said that result isn’t good enough…
Alberta Premier Urges US Senators to Convince Michigan to Stop Line 5 Shutdown
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging the U.S. government to convince Michigan to abandon its legal campaign against the Line 5 pipeline. He’s also floating the idea of a new bilateral pipeline project to help both Canada and the United States establish energy security. Kenney is testifying today before members of the Senate Committee on…
Alberta Premier Visits US Capital to Talk North American Energy Security
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is in Washington in an effort to convince Capitol Hill lawmakers that his province is their best bet for North American energy security. Kenney is meeting with journalists today in advance of his testimony Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. That hearing, to explore the “energy and…
Project Moon Woman: Officer With Alberta’s Blood Tribe Fights Human Trafficking
It took a few years on the job for Const. Jennaye Norris to realize the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta has a human trafficking problem. Norris, 29, has been with the Blood Tribe Police Service for almost nine years. The sprawling First Nation, also known as Kainai Nation, is the largest in size in Canada….
Doing the Math in the Alberta UCP Leadership Review
Commentary The ballots in the United Conservative Party’s leadership review are probably being counted right now to determine whether Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will remain the party’s leader. Should Kenney lose the vote, one can’t help wondering if triggering a UCP leadership race will only weaken the party’s chances of winning the next election. More than Kenney’s leadership…
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