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CalgaryWith the Alberta referendum now in the books, some First Nation chiefs are calling on the provincial government to drop its appeal of a judge’s decision to quash the citizen petition on separation. Province says it won't be doing thatJennifer Keiller · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 6:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Chief Allan Adam speaks in March outside of the Alberta legislature, calling on the province to stomp out the citizen petition on separation. With the referendum now done, Adam says the province should drop its appeal of a ruling on the petition. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)With the Alberta referendum now in the books, some First Nation chiefs are calling on the provincial government to drop its appeal of a judge’s decision to quash the citizen petition on separation. “I mean, now that the referendum’s happened, the issue’s moot,” said Siksika Nation Chief Samuel Crowfoot.

White House lifts tariffs on some Canadian goods as midterm elections loom53 minutes agoNardine SaadGetty ImagesCanada and the US are currently locked in a tit-for-tat trade war The Trump administration is lifting some of its 50% tariffs on Canadian goods two weeks before the midterm elections, after a Republican candidate in a key Senate race said she had lobbied for the change. Starting on 30 October, tariffs will be eased on products including "plywood sheets, some paper products, certain machinery and refrigeration equipment," the White House said on Friday. Republican Senator Susan Collins, who is in a tight race to keep her seat in Maine, first announced the exemptions, saying they would help her state's agriculture industry. The US imposed a 50% levy on $20bn (£15bn) of Canadian goods after trade talks between the two countries collapsed in August. Getty ImagesMaine Senator Susan Collins is seeking to keep her seat in November's midterm electionsCanada has imposed a series of countermeasures against US tariffs, which Prime Minister Mark Carney said were "necessary to protect our workers".

Open this photo in gallery:Mitch Sylvestre, left, and Jeffrey Rath speak at an event at the Eckville Community Centre in Alberta in January. AHMED ZAKOT/The Globe and MailSeparatist leaders affiliated with the Alberta Prosperity Project say the group’s two most prominent members – Jeffrey Rath and Mitch Sylvestre – were fired by the organization six weeks ago, but the news was kept quiet to avoid derailing the referendum campaign. In a Thursday night social-media post, Tanya Clemens said the APP’s board, of which she says she’s a member, had decided in mid-September to remove Mr. Sylvestre and Mr. Rath from their roles with the group “for cause.”“I didn’t want an internal dispute to become the story when we were trying to have such an important conversation with Albertans about their future,” Ms. Clemens said, explaining why they didn’t publicize the news earlier. Ms. Clemens said that there were concerns about who was given access to the APP’s membership database, how the group approached the referendum campaign, and how the two men conducted themselves leading the movement.