Lisa Johnson

3 days ago | thealbertan.com | Lisa Johnson

EDMONTON — Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has won a seat in the legislature after a year of sitting on the sidelines. He held Edmonton-Strathcona for the New Democrats in one of three provincial byelections Monday night, replacing former premier Rachel Notley in the party stronghold. "It means I get a parking spot at the legislature.

4 days ago | timescolonist.com | Lisa Johnson

EDMONTON — Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is looking to finally win a seat in the legislature after a year of sitting on the sidelines. He's running in one of three provincial byelections today as a candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona, where his predecessor Rachel Notley last won 80 per cent of the vote. In Edmonton-Ellerslie, NDP candidate Gurtej Singh Brar could solidify the opposition party's hold on the city, but United Conservative Party candidate Naresh Bhardwaj is hoping to make an inroad.

2 weeks ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Lisa Johnson |Eli Ridder

By POLITICS Jun 13, 2025 | 3:12 PM Premier Danielle Smith is set to greet world leaders when they arrive at the Calgary airport for the G7 summit. Leaders are expected to begin touching down Sunday for the three-day event in the Kananaskis wilderness southwest of Calgary.

3 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Lisa Johnson

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to watch an Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup final game. Speaking to The Canadian Press in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Smith said she's waiting to see if Carney will join her for Game 5, which could take place next weekend ahead of the G7 conference in Kananaskis, Alta. Carney, who grew up in Edmonton, made his allegiance to the home team clear when he stopped at Rogers Place to skate with the Oilers in March.

3 weeks ago | timescolonist.com | Lisa Johnson

EDMONTON — The separatist Republican Party of Alberta is crying foul over a cancelled debate in a central Alberta byelection, suggesting the governing United Conservative Party is dodging democracy. The local Olds and District Chamber of Commerce said it had invited candidates from both those parties and the NDP, but only Republican Party of Alberta leader Cameron Davies committed in time, so the chamber was forced to call it off.