Alberta NDP's Notley says candidate team in place to fight looming election

EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says her candidate team is in place and ready to contest an election that could begin as early as Tuesday.

Notley says 85 candidates are confirmed, with the final two contested constituencies to be settled this week.

Premier Jim Prentice is expected to drop the writ this week to send Albertans to the polls.

The NDP has four seats in the legislature, all in Edmonton, but Notley says the party now has more resources and quality candidates to run a provincewide campaign to win government.

Prentice and the Progressive Conservatives also have 85 candidates in place, with the balance ready to go this week.

The Wildrose party has 47 candidates, while the Alberta Party has 29 and the Liberals 26.

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