51st state? Northern neighbor starts down path of secession

While President Trump has half-joked about Canada becoming the 51st state of the U.S., arguably the “reddest” province in that nation now expects a voter referendum in 2026 asking residents if they’d like to secede from the motherland.

A court had previous stopped an effort to put the question before Albertans, but now the province’s election commission has given the OK for organizers to begin collecting signatures.

According to Global News, Elections Alberta says the proponent, the Alberta Prosperity Project...