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Article content Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is staying in his job for now. United Conservative caucus chair Nathan Neudorf says the party has affirmed that Kenney should stay on until a new leader is chosen. Kenney announced yesterday that he would be stepping down for the good of the party. He received 51 per cent support in a leadership review. More coming. Article content Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is staying in his job for now. United Conservative caucus chair Nathan Neudorf says the party has…

Article content MONTREAL — Public health authorities are investigating 17 suspected cases of monkeypox in the Montreal area. Article content Dr. Mylene Drouin told reporters today the cases have not yet been confirmed by a laboratory, but she says recent outbreaks in Europe and a case reported in the United States suggest they are likely cases of the virus. She says the first cases were reported on May 12 from clinics specializing in sexually transmitted diseases. Monkeypox is typically limited to Africa, and rare…

Article content Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has received 51.4 per cent support from the United Conservative Party — enough to keep his job as leader, but leaving questions on how many members will continue to follow him. Article content The results were announced online after a month-long mail-in vote on his leadership. If Kenney had received less than 50 per cent plus one, he would have had to quit as per party rules and a leadership contest would have been called. The leadership review took on heightened…