2019 Alberta Election

Voters were regularly stopping by to vote at the advance polling station at Parkland Mall on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)

Election results won’t be finalized for days

Advance voter turnout record-breaking in Alberta

Voters were regularly stopping by to vote at the advance polling station at Parkland Mall on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)
Alberta election promised titanic clash, delivered name calling, bozo eruptions

Alberta election promised titanic clash, delivered name calling, bozo eruptions

EDMONTON — Alberta’s election campaign promised a titanic clash of ideas and…

Alberta election promised titanic clash, delivered name calling, bozo eruptions
Alberta’s Finance Minister Joe Ceci adjusts his glasses as he waits to participate in an interview following meetings with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Ottawa, Monday December 10, 2018. Ceci is running again and is the only NDPer who won in Calgary in 2015 with more votes than the combined totals of rival candidates for the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservatives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Albertans at the polls: Ten constituencies to watch in the provincial election

From a dog fight between two sitting MLAs in northern Alberta to…

Alberta’s Finance Minister Joe Ceci adjusts his glasses as he waits to participate in an interview following meetings with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Ottawa, Monday December 10, 2018. Ceci is running again and is the only NDPer who won in Calgary in 2015 with more votes than the combined totals of rival candidates for the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservatives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney speaking during a campaign stop in Red Deer Friday afternoon. Red Deer UCP candidates Jason Stephan, far right, and Adriana LaGrange looking on. Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff

UCP Leader Jason Kenney makes campaign stop in Red Deer

The “winds of change are blowing” through Alberta, says United Conservative Party…

United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney speaking during a campaign stop in Red Deer Friday afternoon. Red Deer UCP candidates Jason Stephan, far right, and Adriana LaGrange looking on. Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff
Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum for provincial election candidates at Westerner Park’s Harvest Centre on Thursday night.

Red Deer provincial election candidates discuss economic diversification

Just days before Tuesday’s provincial election, Red Deer candidates discussed diversifying Alberta’s…

Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum for provincial election candidates at Westerner Park’s Harvest Centre on Thursday night.
Red Deer College students line up to vote

Red Deer College students line up to vote

One-day advance polling station at college

Red Deer College students line up to vote
Red Deer Public Schools asks voters to support public education. (Photo contributed by Red Deer Public Schools)

Red Deer Public Schools seeks long-term funding

Voters asked to consider students

Red Deer Public Schools asks voters to support public education. (Photo contributed by Red Deer Public Schools)
A decommissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., on October 29, 2016. (File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

’Ticking time bomb:’ Alberta group wants aging oil wells to be election issue

CALGARY — A coalition of Alberta landowners, researchers and former regulators says…

A decommissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., on October 29, 2016. (File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
The Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre in Red Deer was packed for an all candidates forum Tuesday night. Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff

Red Deer provincial election candidates discuss health care at forum

Alberta’s health-care system is a hot topic for some Red Deer voters…

The Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre in Red Deer was packed for an all candidates forum Tuesday night. Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff
Five provincial election candidates are running in Red Deer-South and five candidates are running in Red Deer-South. (File photo by BLACK PRESS)

Red Deer voters have a few choices

Provincial election set for April 16

Five provincial election candidates are running in Red Deer-South and five candidates are running in Red Deer-South. (File photo by BLACK PRESS)
Election signs sitting on the side of the road by Parkland Mall in North Red Deer. Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff

Signs, social media important for election campaign: Red Deer candidates

The provincial election is April 16

Election signs sitting on the side of the road by Parkland Mall in North Red Deer. Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/Advocate staff
NDP Leader Notley will soon speak at events in Red Deer and Lethbridge. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Politicians hitting the road for votes in Alberta election campaign

EDMONTON — After firing up supporters at campaign kickoff events, the leaders…

NDP Leader Notley will soon speak at events in Red Deer and Lethbridge. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Opinion: Let’s be heard ‘loud and clear’ during provincial election campaign

Opinion: Let’s be heard ‘loud and clear’ during provincial election campaign

By David Marsden During the banquet for Sunday’s Boston Bruins alumni game,…

  • Mar 19, 2019
Opinion: Let’s be heard ‘loud and clear’ during provincial election campaign
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley responds to recommendations from the National Energy Board in Calgary on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Notley has called for an election on April 16. File photo from THE CANADIAN PRESS

UPDATED: Economy and health care expected to be hot election topics

Premier Rachel Notley makes announcement on Tuesday morning

  • Mar 19, 2019
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley responds to recommendations from the National Energy Board in Calgary on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Notley has called for an election on April 16. File photo from THE CANADIAN PRESS