Alberta premier, fresh off election victory, set to announce new cabinet team

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to name her new cabinet today, coming off her United Conservative Party’s election win last month. The UCP won 49 seats, down from the 63 captured in the 2019 election, and most of Smith's new team comes from the rural areas and smaller cities. Smith has said she is not worried about an imbalance, noting that the UCP has representatives in Calgary, in smaller cities and in the municipalities surrounding Edmonton. The Opposition NDP swept all 20 se