The New York Times

Fringe to Mainstream: The Movement to Split Alberta From Canada Gets Its Moment

In October, Albertans will get to say if they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to leave. Will it settle the matter, or deepen the rift? A table set up to gather signatures for a separation ...
BBC

Alberta will vote on whether to remain part of Canada. What now?

Albertans will vote on 19 October if they want to stay in Canada or trigger a binding independence referendum The western Canadian province of Alberta will ask its citizens this October whether they ...
Time

Carney Says Alberta Is ‘Essential’ to Canada After Separation Vote Announcement

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The Guardian

PM says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada as separatists push for independence

Alberta premier calls for referendum on secession after judge ruled initiative to force binding vote invalid The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said that Alberta is “essential” to the ...
CNBC

Oil-rich Alberta to hold a vote on whether to separate from Canada

Alberta is poised to hold a non-binding vote on whether its residents wish to remain a part of Canada. The move follows months of campaigning from a group of separatists. "It's time to have a vote, ...
BBC

Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada

Alberta separatists have publicly pressured Premier Danielle Smith to include a question on independence in an October referendum. Alberta will hold a referendum on whether the province should remain ...
The New York Times

Alberta Petition to Break Away From Canada Is Dealt a Blow in Court

A judge sided with an Indigenous group that had asked for a petition by separatists to force a vote on the oil-rich province seceding from Canada to be thrown out. By Matina Stevis-Gridneff A judge in ...
Al Jazeera English

What’s behind the secessionist movement in the Canadian province Alberta?

Secessionists in the western Canadian province of Alberta recently announced that they have gathered enough signatures to launch a referendum on independence from the rest of the country. Leading ...
Time

Albertans Could Soon Vote on Whether to Separate From Canada. Here’s What to Know

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The Guardian

Alberta voter data leaked as separatists file signatures for independence vote

Authorities investigate leak of 2.9 million voters’ details, adding to turmoil over push for independence referendum Alberta separatists have delivered more than 300,000 signatures to elections ...
Politico

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

EDMONTON, Alberta — Alberta separatists said Monday they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada. The group needed 178,000 ...
CBC.ca

Alberta separatist group says more than 300K have signed petition

A trailer lined with boxes of signed petitions calling for a referendum on Alberta separation was dropped off at Elections Alberta Monday afternoon. The Stay Free Alberta petitioners say they have ...