Edmonton, Canada, May 4, 2026 (AFP) - Canada separatists submit bid to force Alberta independence vote

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Alberta separatists submitted stacks of boxes to election officials on Monday, which they said contained the signatures of more than 300,000 supporters, enough names to force an independence referendum in Canada's oil-rich province. A boisterous crowd of several hundred waved the blue provincial flag on a bright, clear day, cheering as separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre delivered the petitions to Elections Alberta. "We're not like the rest of Ca......

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