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CP NewsAlert: Alberta separatists gain partial win in court on referendum petition

  • Jack Farrell

    Jack Farrell

  • Canadian Press

  • June 29, 2026

Mitch Sylvestre hold boxes of signatures before submitting signatures for a separation referendum to Elections Alberta in Edmonton, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

EDMONTON -- An Alberta judge says signatures on a separation petition can be counted and verified.

The petition calls for the province to hold a vote on leaving Canada.

More to come.