CP NewsAlert: Alberta byelection called for Aug. 18, giving Poilievre path to House

By Canadian Press on June 30, 2025.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a byelection for the riding of Battle River — Crowfoot in Alberta for Aug. 18.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to run in the riding after losing his Ottawa-area seat in the April to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.

Former Conservative MP Damien Kurek resigned the seat earlier this month to clear the way for Poilievre to run after winning the seat with 82 per cent of the vote.

More coming.

David Baxter, The Canadian Press