By The Canadian Press

Provincial Politics

New UCP leader to be announced tonight

Oct 6, 2022 | 3:13 PM

CALGARY – Albertans will learn today who the new premier of the province will be.

Voting is wrapping up by members of the United Conservative Party to select a successor to Premier Jason Kenney.

Kenney announced in the spring he was leaving after receiving 51 per cent in a party leadership vote.

He told a Calgary news conference this morning that he didn’t hand the reins over to an interim leader because he went into politics to get things done.

Kenney also announced that 50 previously promised intensive care beds are now ready and efforts are underway to bring in more nurses from abroad to address labour shortages.

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There are 124,000 eligible voters, many of whom have already cast ballots by mail.

There will be in-person voting stations at five locations in various regions today, and the winner will be announced tonight in Calgary.

There are seven candidates in the race, including four former members of Kenney’s cabinet, but one-time Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith is the perceived favourite to win.

(The Canadian Press)