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Supporters of the Forever Canadian group, who want Alberta to remain in Canada, wave Canadian flags as they wait for the results of a non-binding referendum on Alberta sovereignty in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada October 19, 2026.
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Alberta nixes independence - but immigration is the real story

Alberta is staying in Canada. But the more important results may have come from the nine other questions on the referendum ballot that have received considerably less attention.

​Alberta sovereigntists and supporters gather outside the Alberta Legislature on May 3, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Separatists go bust, Canada goes social, US readies tax retaliation

US oil companies fill their coffers
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US oil companies fill their coffers

While the average American household has spent $1,100 more on gas and diesel since the start of the Iran war, oil companies have been profiting from higher fuel prices.

Calls for Albertan separatism are getting louder: Should Carney be worried?
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Calls for Albertan separatism are getting louder: Should Carney be worried?

King Charles III’s speech on Tuesday from the throne in Ottawa was like a family reunion for Canadian politicians.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation, in Edmonton on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Smith makes Alberta referendum easier

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled a bill on Tuesday that will make it easier for voters in her province to force a referendum to secede from Canada. The bill could theoretically clear the way for the province to become the 51st state.

​Premier Danielle Smith tours Jasper, Alberta, Canada, in July.
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Chemtrail conspiracy takes flight over Alberta

A slightly unhinged school of thought now has it that vapor trails in the sky are sprayed deliberately to poison or control the people below. Enter Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ...

FILE PHOTO: ​France, Paris, 03-12-2022. March against the Uighur genocide
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Hard Numbers: Slave labor gets free pass, China probes fried chicken blast, Fresh beef over origins of meat, Windfarms vs. farmlands, Record numbers at US-Canada border

Windmills generate electricity in the windy rolling foothills of the Rocky Mountains near the town of Pincher Creek, Alberta, September 27, 2010.
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Hard Numbers: Alberta renewables ban, ‘Dirty Harry’ smuggler arrested, Three Amigos at risk, China keeps digging into Canadian mines

​FILE PHOTO: Satellite image shows wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, September 24, 2023.
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Alberta sounds alarm on 2024 wildfire season

It’s already begun … The Alberta government on Tuesday declared an early start to the 2024 wildfire season as firefighters there prepare for a hot, dry year ahead.

A homeless man's tent is seen in an alley in downtown Toronto, Ontario.
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HARD NUMBERS: Ontario’s ex-cons struggle to find homes, First Nations challenge carbon tax, “Super pigs” eye the border, Alberta cashes in on TV

AI generated images of armed rats
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New Zealand declares war … on rats

It is a truth universally acknowledged that where there are humans there are, generally, rats. As humans have moved about the world, the rats have followed to feast on their crops, their garbage – and in the case of New Zealand – their native birds.