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Author: Prisha Dev
Publication Date: May 7, 2026 - 12:48
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Drug poisoning alert issued in Ontario city over mysterious substance sold as ‘down’
May 7, 2026
Lakelands Public Health has issued a drug poisoning alert in the Peterborough region over a substance sold as 'down,' which has been linked to overdoses and heavy sedation.
In a video address to Albertans on Thursday, May 22, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced that her government will present its own referendum question to voters — one that copies neither of the questions presented in a pair of petitions that gathered more than 700,000 signatures in recent months. The government’s proposed question does not explicitly offer an option of Alberta independence, but essentially asks whether the province should agree to have a later legally binding referendum on whether to separate from Canada. Read the full text of Smith’s speech: My fellow Albertans...
May 21, 2026 - 21:45 | National Post | National Post
Albertans will be faced with the question of staying in Canada or holding a future separatism vote in this fall’s referendum, Premier Danielle Smith revealed Thursday night.
May 21, 2026 - 20:45 | Karen Bartko | Global News - Canada
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has opted to present her own referendum question to Albertans in the fall, a move that is likely to divide her party as separatist sentiments in the province have reached decades-long highs. In a video address to Albertans on Thursday evening, Smith said her government will present its own referendum question to voters, one that copies neither of the questions presented in a pair of petitions that gathered more than 700,000 signatures in recent months. The government’s proposed question does not explicitly offer an option of Alberta independence, and...
May 21, 2026 - 20:45 | Jesse Snyder | National Post




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