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Alberta separatists seek referendum on independence

Oil-Rich Alberta Could Hold Independence Vote This October

Alberta separatists said Monday they have collected more than enough signatures to force a referendum on whether the oil-rich province should split away from Canada. Stay Free Albe...

Could Alberta trigger Canada’s Brexit moment?

Alberta separatists are gaining momentum as Canada faces its biggest unity crisis in decades.

Alberta May Have Signatures to Force October 19, 2026 Independence Referendum

Alberta separatists claim to have enough signatures to trigger a referendum on whether the province should get independence from Canada. Alberta, home to Canada’s oil sands and dec...

Albertans are ready to vote on Canadian secession — so why is their premier stalling?

To many Americans, Alberta may seem like a distant Canadian province. But the oil-rich western region increasingly resembles a northern version of America’s populist red states — d...

Alberta to hold referendum on separating the province from Canada

Voters in Alberta will vote on nine referendum questions, including constitutional reform, immigration, and a possible path towards separation from Canada.

Alberta vote nears as separatists claim 301,000 signatures

Alberta, the major oil-producing province of Canada, is one step closer to a referendum on independence after leaders of a separatist group said they’ve gathered more than enough s...

Alberta separatists get 300k+ signatures, enough to trigger referendum on leaving Canada

Alberta Prosperity Project announced it has received nearly double the needed signatures for a referendum on separating from Canada, amid discontent over Mark Carney’s leftist agen...

Canadian province makes major move for independence — and it's not Quebec

Ottawa and members of the eastern ruling class of Canada have made no secret of their contempt for Canada's resource-rich prairie provinces and their inhabitants, proving time and...

Oil-Rich Alberta Now Preparing Vote on Leaving Canada

Alberta premier calls for vote on oil-rich region’s future in Canada

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she’ll call a referendum on whether the energy-rich province should stay in Canada or start a legal process that could eventually lead to its in...

Alberta Will Vote on a Possible Referendum to Separate From Canada. Here’s What to Know.

Premier Danielle Smith announced that she would ask citizens to vote on whether they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to secede.

Why Oil-Rich Alberta May Secede From Canada

Economic grievances and political alienation are fueling a separatist movement in the Canadian province just north of Montana.

Alberta’s separation bid: How Canada’s next political crisis could come from within

Alberta’s debate around possibly leaving Canada raises questions about polarisation, misinformation and how democracies and their voters handle major decisions.

Alberta separation group delivers petition, says it has enough names for referendum

Stay Free Alberta said it has formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a separatism referendum on the province leaving Canada.

Alberta separatist group says it has enough signatures to trigger referendum vote on leaving Canada

Alberta separatists said Monday they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada.

Canada’s Carney says Alberta is ‘essential’ as province mulls separation

Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith announces referendum on whether to hold a referendum on leaving Canada.

‘Baffling’: Reaction to Alberta’s referendum on a separation referendum

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday that a referendum on Oct. 19 will include a question about whether Albertans want, at a future date, to hold a binding referendum on th...

Alberta province plans a public vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada

TORONTO — Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta will hold a referendum in October on leaving Canada, but the province's premier said Thursday it won’t actually be a vote on whether...

Alberta’s Smith to answer questions about referendum on holding separation referendum

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to hold a news conference today about her referendum question on separation, which separatist leaders are dismissing as “spineless”...

Alberta separatists claim looming Carney majority helps their cause

Alberta separatists in Alberta claim recent floor crossings in Ottawa and the prospect of a federal Liberal majority government will be a boost to their efforts for independence.

Alberta separatists threaten to oust Premier Danielle Smith over referendum question

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing mounting criticism over her failure to call a referendum on the province's independence, with some separatists now threatening her job.

Should we stay or go? Albertans to vote on separatism in referendum

Albertans will be faced with the question of staying in Canada or holding a future separatism vote in this fall’s referendum, Premier Danielle Smith revealed Thursday night.

Alberta’s separatist movement is an outlier among global secession efforts: experts

Alberta's secession movement is unlike other separatist efforts in democratic countries across the world, experts say.