Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province

Calgary police say a 49-year-old man approached a stranger shopping with his wife and child at the Woodbine Safeway, made comments about tariffs, and began shouting anti-Canadian and pro-American remarks before allegedly threatening to get a shotgun. Officers seized two firearms from his home.