Carney also said he looks forward to working with Smith, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and many others to “build a better Alberta.”

Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney should do more to quell separatist sentiment in Alberta by pushing resource development and dropping the gun buyback program.

A major political storm is unfolding in Canada as the oil-rich province of Alberta prepares for a historic referendum that could test the country’s unity. The development also…

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

Carney also said he looks forward to working with Smith, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and many others to “build a better Alberta.”

“Canada is working. We're renovating the country as we go, and Alberta being at the center of that is essential,” said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s determined to build a better Canada after Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith announced a public vote on whether to move toward independence

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday that Alberta was "essential" to the country's future, hours after the province's leader moved the oil-rich region closer toward a…

Premier Danielle Smith plans to hold a vote that will bring the oil-rich province closer to a referendum on independence.

Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith announces referendum on whether to hold a referendum on leaving Canada.

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