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  "path": "/2026/05/alberta-separatists-vow-to-appeal-petition-denial-as-soon-as-us-state-department-tells-them-how/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T17:42:31.000Z",
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  "textContent": "EDMONTON – Stay Free Alberta, the group behind the 300,000 person effort for Alberta Independence, have vowed to legally appeal a judge’s ruling striking down the validity of their petition, just as soon the American State Department directs them how. While Justice Shaina Leonard ruled that the provincial government failed to meet its constitutional duty […]\n\nThe post Alberta separatists vow to appeal petition denial as soon as US State Department tells them how appeared first on The Beaverton.",
  "title": "Alberta separatists vow to appeal petition denial as soon as US State Department tells them how"
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