Hearings Begin in First Nation’s Bid to Stop Alberta Separation Referendum

The Calgary Courts Centre is pictured in Calgary, on May 6, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

An Alberta First Nation is heading to court this week to challenge a petition advocating for the province’s secession from Canada.

The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is scheduled to appear in court on April 7, where it will seek a ruling from a Court of King’s Bench judge in Edmonton to suspend the separatist petition campaign on the grounds that consent from First Nations is required first.