# Foreign interference intensifies ahead of Alberta separation vote

https://mins.news/en/video/37964

- Global News, 2026-08-30 23:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA6Ujd8JHIY

> With Alberta’s separation referendum less than two months away, foreign-sourced misinformation targeting the vote has increased over the past two weeks. A Canadian research team says misleading narratives about Canada’s economy and Alberta aligning with the United States are coming from Russian and U.S. sources. Calls are growing for Premier Danielle Smith to postpone the fall vote.

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