The Danielle Smith government made it easier last spring for an independence petition to succeed. Then they removed more ...

An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and Treaty rights, in a ...

The Alberta Prosperity Project is planning to reapply for a citizen initiative petition that would ask voters if the province should become a sovereign country.

The Alberta government made a last-minute adjustment to a bill on citizen-initiated referendums, after the chief electoral ...

New rules could limit what names can be used for political parties and remove guardrails for citizen-initiated referendums ...

Alberta First Nations are applauding a ruling by the Alberta Court of Kings Bench judge that a proposed question for a ...

The Court of King's Bench of Alberta ruled Friday that the proposed referendum to separate the province of Alberta from Canada contravenes the Constitution Act, 1982, and citizens cannot initiate ...

A citizen initiative petition to make it official policy for Alberta to stay in Canada has been verified as successful by ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta said Monday she will hold a referendum on separation from Canada next year if a citizen-led petition reaches the ...

According to the federal Clarity Act, a province can only leave confederation if a “clear majority” of its voters endorse a ...

An Alberta judge says a proposed referendum question on Alberta separating from Canada is unconstitutional, in a decision ...

Justice Colin Feasby’s decision affirmed a referendum would violate Treaty Rights, Section 35 and the Charter of Rights and ...