While President Trump has half-joked about Canada becoming the 51st state of the U.S., arguably the "reddest" province in that nation now expects a voter referendum in 2026 asking residents if they'd like to secede from the motherland.

A court had previous stopped an effort to put the question before Albertans, but now the province's election commission has given the OK for organizers to begin collecting signatures. https://www.wnd.com/2025/12/51st-state-northern-neighbor-starts-down-path-secession/