Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Challenges Alberta Exit Talk

0:00Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation hits the courtroom today in Edmonton, fighting to slam the brakes on a petition calling for Alberta to ditch Canada. They're telling the Court of King's Bench that first nation's consent is a must under treaty rights before any such move. The push comes from a group called Stay Free Alberta, gathering signatures for a referendum on leaving Confederation. Premier Danielle Smith's team says, if they nail the threshold, the question had straight to voters. Stay Free Alberta boasts they've already topped 178,000 signatures needed, and they've still got a full month before. Handing them to elections Alberta. The Cree Nation blasts Alberta, the federal government, and the province's top elections official for skipping over those treaty duties, saying it, violates court agreements. As this legal showdown unfolds, eyes are on the judge's call. It could either fuel the fire or freeze Alberta's exit talk in its tracks. That's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cree with The Story.