Alberta Tories to elect leader in March 2017

The next leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative party wll be electedMarch 18, 2017 in Calgary, according to a tweet by party president KatherineO'Neill.

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The leadership race will officially launchOct. 1 in Lethbridge withdebates planned across Alberta.

The next leader of Alberta's Progressive Conservative party will be chosen through a delegated convention.

Interest in the race heated up over the last number of days after news former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney is considering a run in a bid to "unite the right" in Alberta.