Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Albertans have spoken. Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party have won a majority government. The polls opened at 9 a.m. Tuesday and closed at 8 p.m. A few polling stations across Alberta remained open past 8 p.m., though, because they opened late in the morning. Our live, province-wide election night coverage began at 7 p.m. MT on TV, radio and online. The special election broadcast was also available to watch live on Facebook and on YouTube. We also have live results from each of the province’s 87 ridings, so you can see who has been elected in your area. Story continues below advertisement Watch below: Global News coverage of Alberta election 2019<doc-sep>The Canadian Press The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, May 28, 2021. There are 1,371,073 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,371,073 confirmed cases (42,104 active, 1,303,558 resolved, 25,411 deaths). *The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 2,969 new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 110.78 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 23,634 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 3,376. There were 51 new reported deaths Thursday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 300 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 43. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.11 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 66.86 per 100,000 people. There have been 34,449,561 tests completed. _ Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,279 confirmed cases (93 active, 1,180 resolved, six deaths). There were six new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 17.81 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 63 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is nine. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 1.15 per 100,000 people. There have been 266,042 tests completed. _ Prince Edward Island: 200 confirmed cases (10 active, 190 resolved, zero deaths). There were zero new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 6.26 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of one new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been 160,475 tests completed. _ Nova Scotia: 5,457 confirmed cases (638 active, 4,740 resolved, 79 deaths). There were 33 new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 65.15 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 392 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 56. There were zero new reported deaths Thursday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of five new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is one. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.07 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 8.07 per 100,000 people. There have been 791,538 tests completed. _ New Brunswick: 2,172 confirmed cases (138 active, 1,991 resolved, 43 deaths). There were nine new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 17.66 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 74 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 11. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 5.5 per 100,000 people. There have been 337,317 tests completed. _ Quebec: 368,899 confirmed cases (4,977 active, 352,807 resolved, 11,115 deaths). There were 436 new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 58.04 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 3,257 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 465. There were 10 new reported deaths Thursday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 49 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is seven. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.08 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 129.63 per 100,000 people. There have been 9,123,035 tests completed. _ Ontario: 527,180 confirmed cases (16,541 active, 501,942 resolved, 8,697 deaths). There were 1,135 new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 112.26 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 10,090 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,441. There were 19 new reported deaths Thursday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 145 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 21. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.14 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 59.03 per 100,000 people. There have been 14,914,598 tests completed. _ Manitoba: 49,651 confirmed cases (4,639 active, 43,970 resolved, 1,042 deaths). There were 297 new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 336.34 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 2,741 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 392. There were eight new reported deaths Thursday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 23 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is three. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.24 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 75.55 per 100,000 people. There have been 784,142 tests completed. _ Saskatchewan: 46,163 confirmed cases (1,382 active, 44,247 resolved, 534 deaths). There were 162 new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 117.25 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,035 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 148. There were six new reported deaths Thursday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 12 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is two. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.15 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 45.3 per 100,000 people. There have been 846,714 tests completed. _ Alberta: 225,937 confirmed cases (10,017 active, 213,721 resolved, 2,199 deaths). There were 513 new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 226.53 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 3,658 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 523. There was one new reported death Thursday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 37 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is five.<doc-sep>2019 Alberta Election results Posted on April 16, 2019 by Sunny South News Sunny South hoto by Nikki Jamieson Sunny South hoto by Nikki Jamieson Results for Taber-Warner and Cardston-Siksika Ridings Sunny South News Updated: April 22, 9:13 a.m. The UCP will form a majority government. The UCP has won 63 ridings, allowing them to form a majority government under Jason Kenney. The NDP won 24 ridings, and will form the official opposition. There are 87 ridings represented in the Alberta Legislative Assembly, and no other party has won a riding. A record number of about 696,000 people voted in advance polls, and total voter turnout was 71 per cent. Cardston-Siksika results Ian Donovan (Independent): 728, 4.5 per cent Casey Douglass (Alberta Party): 589, 3.6 per cent Jerry Gautreau (Freedom Conservative Party): 206, 1.3 per cent Cathleen McFarland (Alberta Liberal Party): 174, 1.1 per cent Joseph Schow (United Conservative Party): 11,981, 73.6 per cent Kirby Smith (NDP): 2,278, 15.9 per cent Total votes: 16,259 Taber-Warner results Jason Beekman (Alberta Party): 1,442, 7.9 per cent Grant Hunter (United Conservative Party): 14,325, 78.2 per cent Laura Ross-Giroux (NDP): 2,358, 12.9 per cent Amy Yates (Alberta Liberal Party): 204, 1.1 per cent Total votes: 18,329<doc-sep>Of the record-breaking 696,000 advance ballots cast, Elections Alberta said more than 223,000 were cast at a polling station outside of the voter’s riding. Officials did not start counting those ballots until Wednesday afternoon. This year’s unofficial turnout is 71.1%, which had 1,880,508 votes cast of the 2,643,453 registered voters. In total, 1,030,560 people voted for the UCP (54.8%), whereas 615,428 residents voted for the NDP (32.7%). The Alberta Party garnered 170,872 votes (9.1%), while the Liberal Party secured 18,457 votes (1.0%). Neither Party won a seat in the Legislature. Locally, Drew Barnes (UCP) won his third-term as MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat and Michaela Glasgo (UCP) received overwhelming support to become the first MLA in Brooks-Medicine Hat. In the 2015 election, voter turnout was 57%.<doc-sep>
Send this page to someone via email Editor’s Note: The previous version of this story relied on election results from The Canadian Press. It has been updated to include results from the Global News decision desk. In addition, this story was updated on Friday, April 19, to include the results of all undeclared ridings, as per Elections Alberta’s unofficial results. Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party won a majority government in Tuesday’s Alberta election, but several ridings remain undeclared. The Global News decision desk determined that five ridings were too close to call, and will wait until the out-of-district advance poll results are reported before declaring any winners in those areas. On Friday, Elections Alberta released the unofficial results of Tuesday’s election, which have been updated below. As of Thursday night UCP candidate Devinder Toor led NDP candidate Parmeet Boparai by 155 votes with 293 out of district votes left to count. Story continues below advertisement UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Toor was declared the winner of the seat as per unofficial results released by Elections Alberta. Calgary-Falconridge is a new northeast riding, created from pieces of Calgary-Greenway, Calgary-McCall, and Calgary-Cross. It contains the neighbourhoods of Whitehorn, Temple, Castleridge, Falconridge, Coral Springs, and the eastern part of Taradale. Watch below: A day after the Alberta election, the votes are still being counted and a few races could hang in the balance. Fletcher Kent reports. 2:18 Some riding races still not settled day after Alberta election Some riding races still not settled day after Alberta election – Apr 17, 2019 As of Thursday night, UCP candidate Nicholas Milliken led the NDP’s Brian Malkinson by 374 votes with 1,763 out of district votes to count. UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Malkinson shared a statement online, conceding, and congratulating Milliken for winning the riding. Story continues below advertisement I had a chance to call @NickMilliken personally this afternoon to congratulate him. My full message is below. #yyccurrie pic.twitter.com/es01vUiXGk — Brian Malkinson (@BrianMalkinson) April 19, 2019 Calgary-Currie includes communities such as Sunalta and Westgate. It has largely elected PCs since 1971, with the exception of two Liberal wins, in 2004 and 2008. This riding was part of the 2015 orange crush, which saw the Alberta NDP stomp out a 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty in the province. The riding is named after Currie Barracks on the west side of Crowchild Trail. As of Thursday night, the UCP’s Jason Copping led the NDP’s Anne McGrath by 929 votes with 1,289 out of district votes to count. Story continues below advertisement UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Copping was declared the winner of the seat as per unofficial results released by Elections Alberta. The riding includes the University of Calgary in the city’s northwest. NDP MLA Stephanie McLean did not run for re-election in this riding. In December, McLean resigned from her position in the Alberta legislature, leaving this riding without an incumbent. As of Thursday night, UCP candidate Kaycee Madu led NDP candidate John Archer by 856 votes with 1,695 out of district votes to count. UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Archer conceded. Madu tweeted that his NDP opponent called to congratulate him. My NDP opponent has called to congratulate me on winning the #yegsw election. Thank you, everyone, for your kindness, your trust and your support. We have a lot of work to do. #ableg #abvote pic.twitter.com/s5xqIMwSZO — Kaycee Madu (@KayceeMaduUCP) April 19, 2019 This riding includes the western and southern edges of Edmonton and rural areas. It also includes several new neighbourhoods south and west of Anthony Henday Drive. As of Thursday night, the NDP’s Jon Carson led UCP candidate Nicole Williams by 316 votes with 2,419 out of district votes to count. UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Carson was declared the winner of the seat as per unofficial results released by Elections Alberta. Story continues below advertisement The riding includes the Calder area in the northwest and in the west end, neighbourhoods near West Edmonton Mall and Lewis Estates on the west side of Anthony Henday Drive. The 2019 Alberta election was the first time the province used a “vote anywhere” system during the advance polls. For the five days of advance voting, Albertans could cast a ballot at any electoral district. Of the record-breaking nearly 700,000 advance ballots cast across the province, Elections Alberta said more than 223,000 were cast at a polling station that was outside the voter’s riding. Officials did not start counting those 223,000 ballots until Wednesday afternoon.