'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

Former deputy premier of Alberta, Thomas Lukaszuk, started his campaign as a counter to separatists wanting a referendum on ...

Recall organizers say UCP MLAs limiting Elections Alberta funding thwarts their efforts

The organizers of some grassroots campaigns to recall United Conservative Party MLAs say a refusal to properly fund Elections ...

Young Montreal sovereigntists long for Quebec independence, 30 years after referendum

Hundreds of Montrealers could be seen marching in the street Saturday, hopeful they'll one day live to see Quebec become its ...

Alberta petition that could trigger separation referendum faces looming deadline

On the other side of Mr. Lukaszuk are Alberta’s separatists. A provincial judge is currently deciding the viability of a ...

Yukoners will vote on electoral reform, but will anything actually change?

The Yukon is the latest Canadian jurisdiction to flirt with electoral reform, with voters in next month's territorial ...

Churchill Falls referendum will take deal out of political arena, Wakeham says

Speaking with CBC News after his election victory on Wednesday, premier-designate Tony Wakeham said he needs to know whether ...
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Alberta Could Hold Independence Referendum From Canada Next Year: Premier

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she will hold a referendum on the province's independence from Canada next year if a petition gets the required number of signatures. "Should Ottawa, for whatever ...

Province abandons bill requiring vote on Vancouver Park Board dissolution

B.C.’s minister of municipal affairs has terminated any progress on a provincial bill that was meant to force the City of ...
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Five things you may not know about the 1995 Quebec referendum

The 1995 referendum on independence took place 30 years ago on Thursday, when a razor-thin majority of Quebecers voted to ...