17 h. ago Alberta separatist sentiment has Quebec sovereigntists watching cautiously

Some see Alberta's brand of separatism as so fundamentally different from Quebec sovereignty that it's hard not to be dismissive

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18 h. ago Separatist fires have been stoked in Alberta, but some are calling for cooler heads

Some Albertans are frustrated with Ottawa, and a small margin wants to secede. Others argue that separation would be reckless

Events

19 h. ago Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain

Quebec separatists eye Alberta's push for independence with mixed views, some hopeful, others skeptical of its oil-driven, culturally different motives.

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21 h. ago Letters, May 11: Let the separatists pay for their own unnecessary vote

Do you like the proposed election law changes? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! COSTLY REFERENDUM Reports suggest that the referendum on Alberta separating will cost $10 million. Think about it. $10 million could be spent on more necessary issues in Alberta. As a non-separatist, why should my tax dollars go to funding a referendum? […]

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5 d. ago Bell: Smith is firm — for Carney and Canada it's her or Alberta separatists

'I think we have to accept there's a lot of anger out there. There's a lot of groups organizing to try to do something about it,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, on growing separatist sentiment in the province

Economics

5 d. ago Bell: Carney's choice — do you deal with Danielle Smith or Alberta separatists?

'I think we have to accept there's a lot of anger out there. There's a lot of groups organizing to try to do something about it,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, on growing separatist sentiment in the province

Transport

5 d. ago Bell: Carney must deal with Smith or face Alberta separatist headache

'I think we have to accept there's a lot of anger out there. There's a lot of groups organizing to try to do something about it,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, on growing separatist sentiment in the province

Transport

5 d. ago Smith dismisses Ford’s warning about separatist threats in Alberta

Smith says she has a great friendship with Ford but doesn't tell him how he should run his province.

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5 d. ago Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford’s warning against separatist threats from Alberta

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn’t want Alberta to leave Canada but, if enough residents sign a petition asking for a referendum on it, she’ll make sure […]

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6 d. ago Bell: Smith sticks her neck out, says Alberta separatist feeling is justifiable

'These Albertans are not traitors nor should they be treated as such,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, of those advocating Alberta get out of Canada

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1 week ago Braid: Former UCP premier Jason Kenney refutes separatists, says Carney has chance to right wrongs

'When it comes to separation, I think the so-called separatist movement in Alberta has never been a serious enterprise ... It's always been a fringe movement that I think is counterproductive,' said Kenney

Transport

1 week ago Preston Manning: Canada is in a unity crisis. A Canada West Assembly would investigate why

The Carney government has an opportunity to unite Canadians and quell separatist sentiment in Quebec and the West

Economics