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Last week, the organizers behind the Alberta separatist petition said they had collected the 177,732 signatures they needed to force a referendum.
While that means that Albertans will likely vote in October on whether they want to remain in Canada, there are a few legal hurdles that could still keep a referendum from happening.
Where does the petition stand now?
Now that the group behind the separatist petition — called Stay Free Alberta — has said it has the signatures, they will have to go through a verification process with the province’s electoral office.
Stay Free has until...
April 6, 2026 - 16:48 | Jesse Snyder | National Post
His family says the removal of his trailer was unfair and there was no correspondence from the Africville Heritage Trust about the decision.
April 6, 2026 - 16:47 | Rebecca Lau | Global News - Canada
A Winnipeg woman who lost thousands after scammers got into her bank account almost two months ago says she's "absolutely shocked" her bank's fraud department denied her appeals to refund her — disbelief she said comes in part because of how clearly fraudulent some of the transactions the bank allowed were.
April 6, 2026 - 16:42 | | CBC News - Canada
The four astronauts on NASA Artemis 2 mission have ventured father from Earth than anyone has ever gone.
At 1:57 p.m. EDT on April 6, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen crossed over the 400,171 km mark set by the Apollo 13 crew on April 15, 1970.
After notching that record, a flyby period will begin. The main cabin windows of the Orion will be pointed at the moon during this period and get close enough to the moon to photograph details and make scientific observations, according to NASA.
They will also be using the best cameras...
April 6, 2026 - 16:39 | Swikar Oli | National Post
It has been another frustrating weekend for BC Ferries users, with cancellations and delays after breakdowns and vessels undergoing scheduled maintenance.
April 6, 2026 - 16:36 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
The federal government has renewed funding for the Building Safer Communities Fund, and the City of Ottawa is planning to use that money to divert vulnerable youth from a life of crime and gang involvement. Read More
April 6, 2026 - 16:18 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
