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Toronto Sun
2 days ago
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
Former UCP MLAs seek to join, rebrand Alberta Party as Progressive Conservative Party
Possibility of potential spring election cited for urgency, collaboration with Alberta Party Then-Minister of Infrastructure Pete Guthrie stands in front of the Alberta Legislature during a press conference in Edmonton on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. David Bloom/Postmedia Two former United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs say they are now seeking to join and rebrand the Alberta Party as part of their effort to ultimately revive the province's once-dominant Progressive Conservative (PC) Party amid legal threats from their former party. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. 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Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Earlier this month, Airdrie-Cochrane MLA and former cabinet minister Peter Guthrie along with Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair announced plans to relaunch the PC Party after both were ejected from the UCP caucus. Screenshots of an email, posted by the Alberta politics X account the Breakdown early Wednesday, indicated that Guthrie and Sinclair and the Alberta Party had agreed to collaborate. 'Ultimately, it made a lot of sense to us. The Alberta Party has the infrastructure,' Guthrie told Postmedia in an interview. 'This allows us to get to our end faster.' The email states the Alberta Party will be expanding its board to include some of Guthrie and Sinclair's team and will be initiating steps towards a name change via Elections Alberta. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This composite image shows former United Conservative Party MLA Scott Sinclair, left, at the Alberta legislature building in Edmonton on Monday, March 10, 2025, and former UCP infrastructure minister Peter Guthrie, in Edmonton, on Friday, June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson Alberta Party interim leader Lindsay Amantea issued a statement reading, 'we are exploring opportunities and partnerships that would raise the level of political discourse, and refocus the conversation on improving the lives of all Albertans, not just insiders.' The party had four MLAs between 2011 and 2019 but saw its vote share decline from nine per cent in 2019 to less than one per cent in 2023 after running 19 of a possible 87 candidates. Amantea has served as interim leader since April of last year after former leader Barry Morishita's resignation in November of 2023. Guthrie said he and Sinclair share some ideological ground with the Alberta Party, calling their collaboration a chance to bring the centre together ahead of the rumoured possibility of a spring election. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The pair's efforts to restore the PC brand have met with the threat of legal action from the UCP. UCP executive director Dustin van Vugt told Postmedia the party sent a cease and desist letter to protect the PC copyright and trademarks it says it owns. 'The PC Alberta name, logo and goodwill were being used by people with no right to it,' he wrote in an email. 'Neither of these MLAs were ever even members of PC Alberta, so their attempt to usurp the goodwill associated with our legacy party in order to confuse voters and avoid the hard work of building a political movement is particularly insulting to the thousands of former PC Party members and supporters who are now contributing members of the UCP.' Guthrie characterized the potential legal actions as an effort to stall for time. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The legal wrangling from the UCP is intended to tie us up,' he said. 'They're worried about us getting that Progressive Conservative Party off the ground.' PC name dispute When asked earlier this month about a possible PC Party revival, Premier Danielle Smith said election law bars anyone from using the names of either of the UCP's legacy parties. The PCs governed Alberta for four decades before merging with the Wildrose Party in 2017 to become the UCP. The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta name remains listed as 'reserved' on Elections Alberta's website with an expiry date of Nov. 26. Applicants have six months to fulfil the registration requirements or up to a year if they are granted extensions. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It's a potential name that we will be looking to adopt,' Guthrie said. Elections Alberta told Postmedia that no application has yet been received to register the party name, so the chief electoral officer has not made a determination on the name issue. 'We want to just take the roots of the PC party that were there … and plant those roots again and grow from that,' Guthrie said. 'We don't want to look to the past. It's about looking to the future.' mblack@ Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don't miss the news you need to know — add and to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here. 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Calgary Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Former United Conservative MLAs seek to join, rebrand Alberta Party as Progressive Conservative Party
Two former United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs say they are now seeking to join and rebrand the Alberta Party as part of their effort to ultimately revive the province's once-dominant Progressive Conservative (PC) Party amid legal threats from their former party. Article content Earlier this month, Airdrie-Cochrane MLA and former cabinet minister Peter Guthrie along with Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair announced plans to relaunch the PC Party after both were ejected from the UCP caucus. Article content Article content Article content 'Ultimately, it made a lot of sense to us. The Alberta Party has the infrastructure,' Guthrie told Postmedia in an interview. 'This allows us to get to our end faster.' Article content The email states the Alberta Party will be expanding its board to include some of Guthrie and Sinclair's team and will be initiating steps towards a name change via Elections Alberta. Article content Article content Alberta Party interim leader Lindsay Amantea issued a statement reading, 'we are exploring opportunities and partnerships that would raise the level of political discourse, and refocus the conversation on improving the lives of all Albertans, not just insiders.' Article content The party had four MLAs between 2011 and 2019 but saw its vote share decline from nine per cent in 2019 to less than one per cent in 2023 after running 19 of a possible 87 candidates. Amantea has served as interim leader since April of last year after former leader Barry Morishita's resignation in November of 2023. Article content Article content Guthrie said he and Sinclair share some ideological ground with the Alberta Party, calling their collaboration a chance to bring the centre together ahead of the rumoured possibility of a spring election. Article content The pair's efforts to restore the PC brand have met with the threat of legal action from the UCP. Article content UCP executive director Dustin van Vugt told Postmedia the party sent a cease and desist letter to protect the PC copyright and trademarks it says it owns. Article content 'The PC Alberta name, logo and goodwill were being used by people with no right to it,' he wrote in an email. Article content 'Neither of these MLAs were ever even members of PC Alberta, so their attempt to usurp the goodwill associated with our legacy party in order to confuse voters and avoid the hard work of building a political movement is particularly insulting to the thousands of former PC Party members and supporters who are now contributing members of the UCP.'
Edmonton Journal
2 days ago
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Former United Conservative MLAs seek to join, rebrand Alberta Party as Progressive Conservative Party
Article content Two former United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs say they are now seeking to join and rebrand the Alberta Party as part of their effort to ultimately revive the province's once-dominant Progressive Conservative (PC) Party amid legal threats from their former party. Article content Earlier this month, Airdrie-Cochrane MLA and former cabinet minister Peter Guthrie along with Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair announced plans to relaunch the PC Party after both were ejected from the UCP caucus. Article content Article content Article content Screenshots of an email, posted by the Alberta politics X account the Breakdown early Wednesday, indicated that Guthrie and Sinclair and the Alberta Party had agreed to collaborate. Article content Article content 'Ultimately, it made a lot of sense to us. The Alberta Party has the infrastructure,' Guthrie told Postmedia in an interview. 'This allows us to get to our end faster.' Article content The email states the Alberta Party will be expanding its board to include some of Guthrie and Sinclair's team and will be initiating steps towards a name change via Elections Alberta. Article content Alberta Party interim leader Lindsay Amantea issued a statement reading, 'we are exploring opportunities and partnerships that would raise the level of political discourse, and refocus the conversation on improving the lives of all Albertans, not just insiders.' Article content The party had four MLAs between 2011 and 2019 but saw its vote share decline from nine per cent in 2019 to less than one per cent in 2023 after running 19 of a possible 87 candidates. Amantea has served as interim leader since April of last year after former leader Barry Morishita's resignation in November of 2023. Article content Article content Guthrie said he and Sinclair share some ideological ground with the Alberta Party, calling their collaboration a chance to bring the centre together ahead of the rumoured possibility of a spring election. Article content The pair's efforts to restore the PC brand have met with the threat of legal action from the UCP. Article content UCP executive director Dustin van Vugt told Postmedia the party sent a cease and desist letter to protect the PC copyright and trademarks it says it owns. Article content 'The PC Alberta name, logo and goodwill were being used by people with no right to it,' he wrote in an email. Article content 'Neither of these MLAs were ever even members of PC Alberta, so their attempt to usurp the goodwill associated with our legacy party in order to confuse voters and avoid the hard work of building a political movement is particularly insulting to the thousands of former PC Party members and supporters who are now contributing members of the UCP.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Why Are Sinclair (SBGI) Shares Soaring Today
What Happened? Shares of media broadcasting company Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) jumped 5.1% in the afternoon session after the company announced it acquired the non-licensed assets of two television stations. The media company acquired the assets of WDKA-TV in Paducah, Kentucky, and KBSI-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. While the financial terms were not disclosed, Sinclair stated it would provide programming, technical, and management services to both stations. The deal also included an option for Sinclair to acquire all the licensed assets of both stations in the future. This move added to Sinclair's extensive portfolio, which included owning, operating, or providing services to 180 television stations in 82 markets before this acquisition. Is now the time to buy Sinclair? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. What Is The Market Telling Us Sinclair's shares are very volatile and have had 20 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today's move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business. Sinclair is down 9.5% since the beginning of the year, and at $15.37 per share, it is trading 16.1% below its 52-week high of $18.32 from November 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Sinclair's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $760.99. Today's young investors likely haven't read the timeless lessons in Gorilla Game: Picking Winners In High Technology because it was written more than 20 years ago when Microsoft and Apple were first establishing their supremacy. But if we apply the same principles, then enterprise software stocks leveraging their own generative AI capabilities may well be the Gorillas of the future. So, in that spirit, we are excited to present our Special Free Report on a profitable, fast-growing enterprise software stock that is already riding the automation wave and looking to catch the generative AI next. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Sinclair Acquires Assets of WDKA in Paduca, KY and KBSI in Cape Girardeau, MO
BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sinclair today announced that it has acquired the non-licensed assets of WDKA-TV (Paducah, KY) and KBSI-TV (Cape Girardeau, MO), with an option to acquire all the licensed assets of the stations. Under the terms of the agreement, Sinclair will provide WDKA and KBSI with services including programming, technical, and management. About Sinclair: Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 180 television stations in 82 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest; and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. Sinclair's AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at Category: General
