UCP Rakes in $10M, NDP Stays Flat

0:00It's April 18th. This is Canada News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. Alberta's United Conservative Party pulled in over $10 million in contributions last year, hitting $10 million 99,001. $149 total from headquarters and local writing groups. That's a solid financial lead heading into future elections. The numbers mark a jump of about $700,000 from early estimates back in February. Thanks mostly to late-year fundraisers and big, checks rolling in toward years end. UCP Boss Dustin Van Vute says donors love the government's path, and their stashing cash for the provincial vote expected in October 20th. 27. Giving them firepower to push their message. Meanwhile, the opposition new Democrats stay flat at $6.3 million without counting their local associations like the UCP does. Their team noted growing volunteers and strong end of year giving earlier this year. The Upstar Progressive Tory Party scraped by with just over $99,000.

1:04With first quarter of 2026 reports dropping April 30th, we'll see if the gap holds as Alberta's political cash raise heats up.