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Alberta’s Wildfires Meet an Even Wilder Election

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The Alberta Premier's Election Campaign

Albertans are heading to the polls on May 29th to elect their provinces next premiere. In 2022, Alberta's current premiere, Daniel Smith, narrowly won the United Conservative Party leadership race after former premier Jason Kenney stepped down. This time around, Smith is going head-to-head with NDP leader and former premier Rachel Nautley. Opinion polls have the NDP slightly ahead of the UCP for now, with the outcome likely depending on the 26 seats in Calgary.

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