A pro-independence movement in Alberta says it has gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum Stay Free Alberta activists have submitted almost 302,000 signatures to election authorities in a bid to trigger a referendum on whether Canada’s oil-rich western province should leave the country. A convoy of trucks delivered the signatures to the Elections Alberta office in Edmonton on Monday, as more than 300 supporters gathered outside, waving provincial flags and chanting “Alberta strong.”

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