Most UCP members who support independence are pragmatic enough to understand that turning the party into one with a full and overt mandate of secessionism would likely tear it to pieces and cost an election in the near future. That’s why the push has been toward citizen initiative enablement rather than a party takeover.

Considering the near-weekly appearances of the prime minister and his senior ministers in Alberta to announce initiatives for everything from military investments to pipeline construction, it’s hard to deny the referendum itself has garnered some leverage.

Political disagreement does not justify destroying someone else’s campaign materials. Police are seeking those responsible for damaging seven authorized referendum signs in Fort McMurray.

The September decision acknowledged Harold Smeltzer's horrific crimes but cited the decades since the offences and a release plan intended to manage his risk.

Elections Alberta confirms that the independence initiative required 177,732 signatures, equivalent to 10% of votes cast in the 2023 provincial election. That threshold opens a democratic process. It does not give petition signers authority to dictate everyone else’s answer.

Canadian and American officials remain at an impasse as negotiations continue between both countries.

Jason Kenney’s demand for voluntary renunciation is itself an opinion, rather than a government order. It does not establish a Charter violation. But it promotes a troubling standard: express the wrong constitutional preference and you should stop being Canadian.

Activists are planning a rally at Saskatoon City Hall on October 10 calling for the repeal of Saskatchewan's Bill 137, the Parents' Bill of Rights.

The Yukon government has introduced its own Firearms Act aimed at protecting lawful gun owners and defending property rights as Ottawa's controversial firearms confiscation program approaches a critical deadline.

A repeat child sex offender who changed his name before abusing another boy has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by Manitoba provincial court Judge Kael McKenzie.

After about 90 minutes of debate, a crowd gathered and chanted "get off campus." A masked individual then walked up behind the speakers and poured a full water bottle over Dr. Flanagan's head. Security detained him and handed him to police, and the event ended.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is escalating pressure on Cleveland-Cliffs as its chief executive argues trade barriers have undermined the economics of its Canadian operations.

CSIS describes foreign interference as foreign-state activity involving secrecy, deception or threats. A public endorsement alone does not establish those elements.

Sheila Gunn Reid and Tamara Ugolini discuss the top stories of the day in this edition of the Rebel Roundup livestream.

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board spent $83,655.43 on security, lawyers and other expenses during a three-month dispute over flying Pride flags outside its schools, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information request.

A village of just 350 people faces plans to house up to 1,250 migrants at a neighbouring former military site. Residents say nobody asked them, nobody is listening, and their concerns are being dismissed. Their response? A symbolic referendum on leaving the United Kingdom.

Rebel News LIVE! is coming to Toronto on Saturday, November 21, at Canada Christian College in Whitby, and it's the biggest lineup we've ever assembled. Needless to say, this one is going to sell out.

The taxpayer-funded broadcaster is discreetly editing its Gaza coverage after evidence mounted that "journalists" it mourned were terrorists.

With 700,000 Albertans signing petitions to remain or leave Canada, it indicates a significant segment of citizens wanted the question put to the ballot, albeit on different sides of the issue. The most responsible and democratic way for a government to deal with this is to listen to the citizens and put the question to an open vote.

William Diaz-Berthiaume, national campus coordinator for Canadian Students for Free Speech joined The Ezra Levant Show to discuss the important work the group is doing and an incident that occurred during an event at the University of Calgary involving Rebel News' Drea Humphrey and Dr. Tom Flanagan.

A lesson that withholds the teacher’s preference and gives both sides a fair hearing meets the provincial standard.

David Menzies and Tamara Lich are joined by Canada First Movement organizer Joe Anidjar for this edition of the Rebel Roundtable livestream.

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Premier David Eby says British Columbians need a snap election to protect our jobs from the big, bad orange threat to our economy south of the border.

Elections Alberta has identified Forever Canadian events where speakers took positions on Alberta’s independence referendum and ordered the organization to report expenses dating back to August. The enforcement action comes after Rebel News filed a massive complaint and then sued the elections watchdog over its handling of the case.

A viral TikTok pointed to a clause in Starlink's terms of service declaring Mars "a free planet." The claim checks out: it's real, it's live, and SpaceX's own SEC filing shows the company means it.