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Our favourite tweets from the Alberta election

From flying pigs to cans of Orange Crush, and lots of clever banter in between, Twitter was on fire last night. The NDP swept Alberta in a historic win. Here are some of our favourite tweets from the across the country, as the night unfolded.
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley heads to the stage to celebrate her majority victory in the provincial election in Edmonton Tuesday. (Mike Ridewood/Canadian Press)

From flying pigs to cans of Orange Crush, and lots of clever banter in between, Twitter was on fire last night.

The NDP swept Alberta in a historic win.

It was a huge shock that turned Canadian politics on its head - after a PC dynasty of more than 40 years, the NDP won a majority government in the province. 

Here are some of our favourite tweets from across the country, as the night unfolded.