Albertans Could Soon Vote on Whether to Separate From Canada

Voters in Alberta may weigh in on a referendum later this year that would ask if they want the province to leave Canada.

On Monday, Alberta separatists announced that they had officially turned in more than 300,000 signatures in support of putting the referendum on the ballot, surpassing the roughly 178,000 needed for a citizen-led petition.

The signatures still need to be verified by elections officials—and that process is on hold until a judge issues a decision in a legal challenge to the proposed measure.

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