Alberta to hold October referendum on potential independence from Canada

Alberta will hold a referendum on whether the province should remain in Canada or move ahead with a second binding vote on separation, marking the first significant test of the country's unity in decades.

Alberta separatists have publicly pressured Premier Danielle Smith to include a question on independence in an October referendum.

Voters in the western province will decide next October whether they want to stay in Canada or move ahead with a process for a binding independence referendum.