Some Albertans caught off guard by election call

Some Albertans caught off guard by election call

March 19, 2019 6:17 pm MST.

Premier Rachel Notley called an election Tuesday morning which will send Albertans to the polls on April 16. And while there's been speculation for weeks that an election would be called soon, the announcement still caught some off guard.

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