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Alberta separatists seek referendum on independence

Separation Anxiety

Cascadia Democratic Action, a nonviolent movement whose ultimate goal is to achieve an independent, democratic bioregion, announced on the eve of Cascadia Day, May 18, … Continue r...

Saskatchewan professor calls separatism illegal for violating treaty rights

As talks on separatism pick up steam in Saskatchewan, First Nations groups in Alberta and Saskatchewan say it encroaches on their treaty rights.

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.

Western premiers meet in Kananaskis under cloud of Alberta separatism

While the premiers of the western provinces and territories have a lot to discuss during their meeting in Alberta this week, it is separatism that may dominate the talks.

Premier Danielle Smith and her Manitoba counterpart Wab Kinew got into a spat over separation and…

Kinew, Smith spar over treaty rights and separatism as premiers’ conference concludes | CBC NewsPremier Danielle Smith and her Manitoba counterpart Wab Kinew got into a spat over s...

Could Alberta trigger Canada’s Brexit moment?

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

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.

Barabak: In Texas and beyond, a political impulse: If you don't like it, leave

A legislative directive to study a merger with eastern New Mexico is the latest example of secessionist sentiments around the country. The breakaway notions are fanciful but the di...

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...

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’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 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...

Working through differences with Ottawa key to quelling Alberta separatism: Danielle Smith

Danielle Smith said she's always taken separatism seriously and has spoken with Carney, who was in the UK 'at the time that Brexit was not taken as seriously by political leaders.'

Yuba and Sutter County Leaders to Take Vote to Secede From Coastal California

In the latest bit of symbolic and theatrical pushback on California's redistricting plan, which is intended to take five Republican-held seats in Congress and hand them to Democrat...