Alberta Premier Redford Resigns Amid Expenses Scandal

Alberta Premier Alison Redford, facing mounting criticism over travel expenses and her leadership, will step down this weekend as head of Canada’s fourth most-populous province.

“I am not prepared to allow party and caucus infighting to get in the way of building a better future for our province,” Redford, 49, said at the provincial legislature late yesterday. “Too much time has been spent over the last few weeks on questions of loyalty and allegiances and character.”