Danielle Smith said she personally does not support the province leaving Canada and expressed hope of a “path forward” for a ...

Alberta is a key driver of the Canadian economy. It’s the leading producer of fossil fuels for the nation, accounting for 84% ...

Separatist sentiment has been stirring in the Canadian province of Alberta after the recent national election.

The premier of Alberta says she will hold a referendum next year on the energy rich province separating from Canada if ...

OTTAWA--The premier of the resource-rich Canadian province of Alberta said it will hold a referendum next year that could include a vote on whether to separate from Canada.

It's also the number of signatures that will be needed to force a separation referendum designed to take those five million people and their land out of Canada. Alberta independence groups had ...

This would put Alberta into a far better negotiating position with Ontario, Quebec and Canada. If the Liberals and the Prime Minister continued the previous administrations anti-pipeline, anti-energy ...

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’ll make it easier for citizens to initiate a referendum on the province’s future in Canada, after warning that a Liberal win in Monday’s ...

"I believe in Alberta sovereignty within a united Canada," she said. Will There Be an Alberta Independence Referendum? When Newsweek asked Smith's office this question directly, it was referred to ...

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’ll make it easier for citizens to initiate a referendum on the province’s future in Canada, after warning that a Liberal win in Monday’s election could ...

The threshold for a referendum ... covers the Alberta legislature for CBC News in Edmonton. She has also worked as a reporter in the Maritimes and in northern Canada.