Canada: Alberta election: UCP (Conservatives) wins majority victory over NDP

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Alberta election: UCP wins majority victory over NDP

The right-leaning United Conservative Party (UCP) has taken power in the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta, routing the left-leaning NDP.

The UCP won 62 of the 87 seats of the legislature, provisional results say.

Leader Jason Kenney, a former federal cabinet minister, will be the next premier of Alberta.

The win could reverberate beyond Alberta, setting the party on a collision course with PM Justin Trudeau's Liberals over climate change.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47901703