Alberta’s 31st election campaign officially kicked off with UCP leader Danielle Smith promising a flood of tax relief measures if she is reelected while NDP leader Rachel Notley says she’ll protect Albertans’ pensions and fix the healthcare crisis.

Also, a Federal NDP MP tries to cancel a French-British Columbian historical figure Father Edmond Maillard saying that using his name in the title of a new electoral riding is “unconscionable.”

Next, Danielle Smith is declining to say whether she’ll continue to pursue legal action against CBC News after she demanded the state broadcaster retract a story about her office having contact with Justice officials over charges related to the Coutts border blockade.

Lastly, a new report by the Globe and Mail reignites the story on foreign election interference after revelations show that China’s intelligence targeted Conservative MP Michael Chong for condemning the oppression of Uyghur Muslims.

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