(The Canadian Press)

By The Canadian Press

ELECTION

Alberta votes today

Apr 16, 2019 | 6:24 AM

Voters head to the ballot boxes today in the Alberta election, and this year’s turnout at advance polls suggests it could be busy at polling stations.

Almost 700,000 people voted early this year — triple the number who voted early in the 2015 election.

That year, Rachel Notley’s NDP delivered a surprise knockout blow to the 44-year run of the Progressive Conservatives.

This time around, the P-C’s have merged with another right-centre party, the Wildrose, to create the United Conservative Party under ex-federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney

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The four-week campaign has focused on personal attacks and Alberta’s fragile economy, which has been struggling with sluggish oil prices.