Canada Court Quashes Alberta Separatists’ Bid for Referendum

A court in Alberta ruled that political activists can’t proceed with a petition to force a vote on separation from Canada because the government failed to meet its obligation to consult with Indigenous peoples.

The decision from the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta is a major setback for a group seeking independence for Alberta, a western Canadian province that holds most of the country’s known oil reserves and exports millions of barrels a day of crude to the US.