3 d. ago Edmonton federal Liberal Party candidates Amarjeet Sohi and Rod Loyola kick off campaigns

Two federal Liberal Party candidates in Edmonton launched their campaigns on Saturday, almost a week since the federal election was called. Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi is officially launching his campaign as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton Southeast. He is officially on leave from his mayoral duties after city council approved his unpaid […]

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6 d. ago Former Alberta NDP member Rod Loyola to run under federal Liberal banner in Edmonton

Rod Loyola says he's running in the newly formed riding of Edmonton Gateway.

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6 d. ago Keith Gerein: With Sohi's eyes on Ottawa, Edmonton's civic election race is set for a big shakeup

As intrigue ramps up for a crucial federal election campaign — including the participation of Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi — the civic election race will have to take a breather for the next month or so. And to be fair, that’s not much of a change from the past few months. With Donald Trump, tariffs, […]

Politics

7 d. ago Amarjeet Sohi sees chances for success by Liberals in Edmonton

“Every candidate is going to work hard to put together and put forward a vision that Prime Minister Carney has articulated."

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8 d. ago Former Edmonton mayor, city councillor weigh in on Sohi attempting federal political comeback

Amarjeet Sohi is temporarily stepping away from his role as mayor to run federally for the Liberal Party of Canada in the Edmonton-Southeast riding.

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8 d. ago Andrew Knack considers running for Edmonton mayor as council approves leave for Amarjeet Sohi's federal Liberal campaign

"Since the rumours of Mayor Sohi started swirling I've been getting a lot of phone calls and emails and texts from folks."

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8 d. ago Pollsters eye heated races in Edmonton as Liberals shuffle candidates

“This is a peculiar election because it has been scrambled by Donald Trump.”

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9 d. ago Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi runs for Liberals in ‘most consequential election of our lifetime’

Amarjeet Sohi, who is running for the federal Liberals in Edmonton Southeast, said Canada needs experienced leaders to push back against Donald Trump and defend our sovereignty.

Politics

9 d. ago Mayor Sohi makes it official, taking leave to run for the federal Liberals in Edmonton Southeast

"Amarjeet Sohi will still officially be Mayor of Edmonton during this time, but the official duties of the position will be carried out by the Deputy Mayor."

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1 week ago Edmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault says he will not run in federal election

Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault says he will not run again in the upcoming federal election. The Liberal party had confirmed Boissonnault as a candidate in Edmonton Centre, a riding he won in 2015, lost in 2019, then reclaimed in 2021. In a statement posted to X Friday, the former cabinet minister says the past […]

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1 week ago Randy Boissonnault announces he will not run in upcoming election

OTTAWA — Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault says he will not run again in the upcoming election. The Liberal party had confirmed Boissonnault as a candidate in Edmonton Centre, a riding he won in 2015, lost in 2019, then reclaimed in 2021. In a statement posted to X today, the former cabinet minister says the […]

Politics

1 week ago Sohi doesn't confirm Liberal or Edmonton mayoral run, but won't do both

It’s one or the other for Amarjeet Sohi, but not both: the federal Liberals or the mayor’s chair in Edmonton. Multiple sources have told Postmedia, and as it has been reported elsewhere, that Sohi is planning to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal election expected to be called this weekend. But […]

Economics

1 week ago Keith Gerein: Sohi's return to the federal Liberal campaign trail is one for the Twilight Zone

Facing a tough road to re-election to as Edmonton's mayor, Sohi may have better polling odds in running again for a federal seat.

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1 week ago Mayor Amarjeet Sohi seeks federal Liberal seat in Edmonton, sources say

Amarjeet Sohi will run as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the upcoming federal election, according to multiple sources familiar with the Edmonton mayor’s immediate plans for his political future. Multiple city hall insiders, including one source close to the mayor, told Postmedia that Sohi will seek a seat as a member of Parliament […]

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1 week ago Mayor Amarjeet Sohi coy about seeking federal Liberal seat as Carney visits Edmonton

Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi is planning to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the upcoming federal election, sources say, as Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Alberta’s capital on Thursday. Carney appeared alongside the mayor at an afternoon news conference following a meeting with Premier Danielle Smith. The Liberal leader did not dismiss a […]

Transport

3 w. ago Flames and wild card rivals all stay the course with playoff race heating up

Nobody loaded up on high-end rentals for a playoff push, and nobody threw in the towel, either

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