Self-determination news from across North America: Alberta and Quebec, Puerto Rico, and the movements in California, New Hampshire, Louisiana and other states.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was sworn in as Quebec premier, returning the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois to power, with a first-term referendum pledge he says will wait.
Albertans vote October 19 on whether their government should begin the legal process toward a binding referendum on leaving Canada. Polls are open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said there will be no second separation vote 'as long as I'm premier' if Albertans vote to remain on October 19.
Saskatchewan's Scott Moe answered Elon Musk's call for the province to leave Canada with one word, and Alberta's Danielle Smith said she strongly disagrees.
Elections Alberta says more than 3,000 referendum mail-in ballots came back invalid, with voters still able to fix them before the October 19 vote.
Finance Canada briefing notes obtained by CBC show Ottawa studying an $18 billion fiscal shock, head-office flight and a flawed pension formula if Alberta leaves, ahead of the province's October 19 vote.
Quebecers elected a Parti Québécois minority government, which has promised to consult them on independence in its first term.
The Parti Québécois leads Quebec's late polls on a written promise to hold an independence referendum in its first term, after January 20, 2029.
A CBC poll on the exact ballot wording finds 72 percent of Albertans would choose to remain and 23 percent would start the process toward a binding separation vote, with 673,000 mail-in...
Trump, Frederiksen and Nielsen signed the Arctic security agreement in New York on Tuesday.
Greenland, Denmark and the United States expect to sign an Arctic security agreement at the UN next week. It takes effect only after Greenland's own parliament and Denmark's approve it.
Albertans vote October 19 on whether their government should begin the constitutional process toward a binding referendum on leaving Canada. A month out, Elections Alberta has about 520,000 special ballot applications.
Three weeks before Quebec votes, the Parti Québécois leads the polls and has priced a third sovereignty referendum at $130 million, to be held in 2029 or 2030.
