CALGARY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Separatists in Alberta are ramping up a petition campaign aimed at triggering an independence ...

Yet another spat over territory is rocking the troubled US-Canada relationship – and it’s not a result of a Donald Trump threat to turn his northern neighbor into a 51st state.

Alberta separatists seek funding from the Trump administration after three reported meetings.

The largely conservative province may hold a referendum on separating from the nation in 2026, according to its premier.

The Trump administration has held covert meetings with fringe separatists from Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta as a rift deepens between Washington and Ottawa.

Trump officials have repeatedly met with secessionist leaders from the province, which has large oil and gas deposits.

An Alberta-based separatist group has met with US State Department officials to discuss independence, seeking a $500 billion ...

"We expect the U.S. administration to respect Canadian sovereignty," Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

The Alberta Prosperity Project said the Trump administration shows "far more respect than is shown by the government in ...