Incoming Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to seek Brooks-Medicine Hat seat

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Incoming Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will seek the southeastern seat of Brooks-Medicine Hat in a byelection, even though she doesn’t live in the area. 
Smith, who won the leadership of the United Conservative Party on Thursday, says she wanted to run in a rural seat because she thinks rural issues need better representation at the highest level of government.
The move was expected after Brooks-Medicine Hat legislature member Michaela Frey, who h