Stay Free Alberta has submitted over 300,000 signatures to Elections Alberta, surpassing the threshold to trigger an independence referendum. However, signature verification is paused due to a court challenge from Indigenous groups citing treaty rights ...

Elections Alberta is currently investigating how the personal information of 2.9 million voters was leaked to a group of Alberta separatists and said they warned the government that changing the legislation would impact Albertans.

An Albertan separatist group announced that it had gathered enough signatures to begin an independence referendum, bringing Canada’s internal tensions to the national forefront. Stay Free Alberta organized the citizen-led petition,

Elections Alberta confirmed Monday it has received signature sheets from Mitch Sylvestre, the proponent behind the “A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence” citizen initiative petition. The elections authority is also being clear about how it may scrutinize the petition,

Premier Danielle Smith defended the right to use taxpayer money to persuade the public to support her position on the proposals