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on July 7, 2014 in World News

Smith wants ousted Wildrose candidate to run again in Edmonton

Smith wants ousted Wildrose candidate to run again in Edmonton Joe Anglin lost nomination battle to rookie politician Jason Nixon Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith says she wants outspoken MLA Joe Anglin to run for a new seat in Edmonton after he was pushed out of his Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre riding in a hotly-contested nomination battle. On Saturday, rookie politician Jason Nixon defeated Anglin for the Wildrose nod in the sprawling central Alberta constituency. With almost two years to go before the next scheduled provincial election, Smith said Sunday that Anglin still has an important role to play as the official… View Article

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on June 28, 2014 in World News

Wildrose poised to unseat PCs, new poll shows

Wildrose poised to unseat PCs, new poll shows Numbers hint at minority government for Danielle Smith’s party; Edmonton remains NDP stronghold The Wildrose would unseat the Progressive Conservatives if an election were held today, regardless of who wins the Tory leadership race, an Edmonton Journal-Calgary Herald poll shows. The Leger poll suggests Danielle Smith’s Wildrose party would garner 25 per cent of the overall vote, well ahead of the Tories under Thomas Lukaszuk (14 per cent), Ric McIver (14 per cent) and even front-runner Jim Prentice (19 per cent). Leger vice-president Ian Large says that while the numbers hint at… View Article

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