FILE PHOTO: View of the downtown city skyline of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 6, 2021. Picture taken October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol
(Reuters) - Alberta's incoming premier has set the stage for a showdown with Canada's federal government and push back against federal laws which is likely to set the oil-rich province on a collision course with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Danielle Smith, 51, was chosen by members to lead Alberta's ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) on Thursday, just seven months ahead of the next provincial election. [L1N31806V]
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