Alberta Referendum
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Calgary mayor says he wants to hold advocacy campaign opposing separation, but can’tThe Mayor of Calgary says he wants the city of be able to campaign against Alberta's separation from Canada but provincial rules prevent the city from taking that step.PoliticsJul 2
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Alberta separatists win partial victory in court on referendum petitionAn Alberta Court of Appeal judge ruled Monday that Elections Alberta can begin verifying signatures on a citizens' petition calling for a referendum on the province's independence.PoliticsJun 29
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Court hears Alberta separatist group’s plea for stay of referendum petition rulingA judge ruled last month that the Stay Free Alberta petition shouldn't have been issued and that Premier Danielle Smith's government neglected its duty to consult First Nations.PoliticsJun 18
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Danielle Smith tells First Nations chiefs to ‘check themselves’ over treason accusationsChiefs representing First Nations across Alberta have asked the RCMP to look into whether the upcoming fall referendum amounts to criminal treason by Danielle Smith and the UCP.PoliticsJun 17
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Alberta separation billboard still standing in TaberGlobal News reached out to the Town of Taber. The municipality declined to comment and say they stand by their previously released statement.PoliticsJun 15
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Elections Alberta launches ‘largest recruitment drive’ in province’s historyElections Alberta has launched a recruitment drive to hire 60,000 workers for the Oct. 19 referendum, calling it 'the largest recruitment drive in Alberta's history.'CanadaJun 8
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Alberta’s Smith says the law will be enforced if separation vote spurs civil disobedienceAlberta Premier Danielle Smith says the law will be enforced if First Nation communities engage in civil disobedience over her government's separation referendum.PoliticsJun 8
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Road to the Referendum: Lessons from Quebec as Albertans decide whether to leave CanadaA look back the 1980 and 1995 Quebec referendums shed some light on how Alberta's society and politics could be forever changed going forward, regardless of the outcome on Oct.19.PoliticsJun 5
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Alberta separatism support drops sharply from early 2026: Ipsos pollAn Ipsos poll done last weekend found 18 per cent of Albertans support leaving Canada — down 10 points from January, when 28 per cent of Albertans said they backed separation.PoliticsJun 5
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Civil disobedience an option if Alberta referendum proceeds: First Nations chiefsTreaty 8's grand chief said First Nations will stop the referendum in any way they can, including getting in the way of industry, or, in his words, 'getting out on the highway.'CanadaJun 4
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