The decision threatens to fracture the premier's support within UCP party ranks as separatist sentiments reach highest pitch in decades.

“It’s time to have a vote, understand the will of Albertans on this subject, and move on,” Alberta’s premier said in a televised address Thursday night.

The premier has scheduled TV time for tonight amid speculation about a referendum announcement.

The decision threatens to fracture the premier's support within UCP party ranks as separatist sentiments reach highest pitch in decades.

Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting

“This question will ensure the 700,000 signatories to both the ‘Forever Canada’ petition and the ‘Stay Free Alberta’ petition are respected”

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday that a referendum on Oct. 19 will include a question about whether Albertans want, at a future date, to hold a binding referendum on

With muddled referendum question, Danielle Smith risks undermining all the progress she's made

Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta will hold an October referendum on separation from Canada, but Premier Danielle Smith said on Thursday the vote would not directly…

Alberta's premier announces a public vote on whether to hold a referendum on separating from Canada, emphasizing support for unity.

Alberta, Canada’s oil-rich province, is set to hold a referendum this October, though its premier, Danielle Smith, clarified on Thursday that the vote will not directly address…

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to hold a news conference today about her referendum question on separation, which separatist leaders are dismissing as “spineless”…

The Alberta Premier has set a date to put the question of the province's secession from Canada to voters on Oct. 19.

Carney's comments come after Smith said on Thursday she was opting to present her own referendum question to Albertans in the fall.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced there will be a separation question on an Oct. 19 referendum. Albertans will be asked if the province should stay in Canada or if

While the mere mention of the act makes separatists in Quebec roll their eyes, many Canadians have never heard of this federal legislation.

This brewing national-unity crisis has not come about from the tyranny of the majority — it has been created by a minority wielding too much power for its size.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's open to having a "conversation" with her fellow premiers about rewriting parts of the constitution

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she supports the oil-rich province remaining in Canada. Her decision to test support for separation in a vote this October has been compared…

Like David Cameron in 2016, premier Danielle Smith is facing a mutinous party and has called a referendum about a referendum while vowing a ‘no’ vote