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A bill in the Canadian province of Alberta would reduce the number of signatures needed to get referendums on the ballot. But ...
An Alberta separatist group has released a proposed referendum question on sovereignty from Canada, saying they will push the ...
The Alberta government is proposing significant changes to the process for citizen initiatives and recalls — prompting concern that a referendum on leaving Canada could be in the cards ...
An Alberta separatist group released on Monday a referendum question on independence from Canada that it will petition to get ...
Alberta's government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation, declaring that no separation referendum question could threaten First Nations' existing treaty rights.
All of Alberta is covered by treaties, the majority of it by Treaties 6, 7 and 8. And there are 813,000 hectares of specific reserve land. After Smith said she would be willing to hold a referendum, a ...
The head of a group representing Calgary’s business community says a referendum on separation would inflict grave damage on ...
In a Tuesday letter to First Nations chiefs representing the Blackfoot Confederacy, Treaty 8 First Nations, Treaty 6 First ...
The First Nation filed a statement of claim in 2022, but lawyer Robert Hladun says the community put it on pause, hoping for consultation and a resolution with government.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced a bill earlier this month to make it easier to launch a citizen-initiated referendum — including a vote on separating from Canada.
As Québec and Alberta edge closer to potential independence referenda, Canada faces a renewed crisis of national unity.