'Historic': Alberta, Looking to Secede from Canada, Delivers Way More Than Enough Signatures for the Ballot

Greg Norman-Diamond : May 5, 2026
Fox News

[FoxNews.com] Separatists in Alberta declared they now have enough signatures to trigger a vote on the province leaving Canada. The Stay Free Alberta group said Monday it formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures after needing 178,000 names to force the province to consider such a ballot measure. The question of separation could go on a province-wide ballot as early as October, as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said she would move forward if enough names are gathered and verified. "This day is historic in Alberta history," Mitch Sylvestre, the head of Stay Free Alberta, said Monday as he arrived at the Elections Alberta office in Edmonton leading a convoy of seven trucks to deliver the names. "It's the first step to the next step — we've gotten by Round 3, and now we're in the Stanley Cup final."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via CTV News /X)