The once debt-free province says a dramatic rise in population, coupled with low oil prices, is to blame for the sobering ...

The largely conservative province may hold a referendum on separating from the nation in 2026, according to its premier.

Separatists in Canada's oil heartland are accelerating a petition drive to force a referendum on Alberta's independence, testing Prime Minister Mark Carney's push to project unity as relations with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, said in a livestream Monday that she would hold a referendum on the province’s separation ...

Treaties with First Nations, unique realities of province’s founding mean a majority in a referendum won’t be enough to separate from Canada ...

Oil-rich Alberta is poised to hold an independence referendum this year, with the American president’s allies cheering it on.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Alberta flag flies at an Alberta Independence petition signing location in High River, Alberta, Canada February 5, 2026.

Canada is facing existential threats from two fronts - from Donald Trump in the U.S. and from its own province, Alberta, which is threatening to leave Canada via a referendum. After Canada's Prime ...

Alberta is not a place that ‘doesn’t matter’ economically; the anger of those who want to separate from Canada stems from the ...

Travel Alberta says it hauled in $15.2 billion last year from visitor spending, setting a new record for tourism earnings in ...

A protester holds an Alberta flag and an inverted Canadian flag at a Rally for Alberta Independence outside the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on May 3, 2025, following Liberal leader and Prime ...