Alberta to overhaul municipal rules to include sweeping new powers, municipal political parties

Global News— The bill would give the province the right to fire councillors, overturn bylaws, postpone elections and allow political parties to run on municipal ballots in Edmonton and Calgary.

Yahoo—Mozambique's ruling party chooses new leader. Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party has chosen regional governor Daniel Chapo as its new leader, making him the successor to President Filipe Nyusi if the party wins this year's elections, Nyusi said late on Sunday."With the election of its candidate for president, Frelimo took an important step to prepare for victory in the October elections," Nyusi said on Sunday night at the end of an extraordinary party congress near the capital Maputo.

The Philippine Star—New MILF political party office up, more members join. A vice mayor belonging to a big Maranao clan and many others joined the United Bangsamoro Justice Party of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front during the inauguration of its newly-constructed headquarters building in Cotabato City on Sunday.

Calgary Sun—TransAlta cancels wind power project over new government rules on development. UCP's "new restrictions on development near protected areas and pristine viewscapes" cited as reason for pullback from project.