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Most Albertans don't want the province to separate from Canada, according to the polls. So how did a once-fringe movement gain enough momentum to put independence on the ballot (sort of)?With just ten days to go until the Alberta referendum, join award-winning independent journalists Danielle Paradis and Tim Querengesser as they travel across the province, meeting ordinary Albertans and finding out what they think about the prospect of separating from Canada.Who are the separatists? What do they actually want? And what happens to the rest of Canada if they get it?---------------------------------------We're proud to present the first episode of this five-part investigative series Separation Anxiety: The Alberta Referendum, completely AD-FREE. Thanks to Canadian True Crime listeners like you, we've been able to help fund this independent investigation by two Alberta journalists. At a time when local newsrooms are shrinking, grassroots, on-the-ground reporting is more important than ever, especially when an issue that seems provincial could have consequences for the entire country.In this Episode 1: Among the Separatists, you'll hear from people waving flags on a freeway overpass in Edmonton, at an Alberta Day celebration in Mirror, AB and in a Baptist church in Calgary.Episodes 2 and 3 are also available now.Find Separation Anxiety: The Alberta Referendum on your favourite podcast player.Follow Separation Anxiety's substack for the latest.Produced with the support of Canadian True Crime.*Additional sources re introduction:https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-alberta-separatism-canada-united-states-republican/https://thewalrus.ca/is-it-treason-to-ask-america-to-help-break-up-canada/https://globalnews.ca/news/12088176/alberta-separatism-republicans-report?https://globalnews.ca/news/12087080/alberta-first-nations-referendum/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a referendum in Alberta this fall, and independence is on the ballot — sort of.Who are the separatists? What do they actually want?And what happens to the rest of Canada if they get it?Canadian True Crime is proud to support the local independent journalism behind Separation Anxiety, a new five-part investigative podcast series about Alberta’s modern separatist movement in the lead up to the October 19 referendum question.Join award-winning Alberta journalists Danielle Paradis and Tim Querengesser as they travel around Alberta, following separatist organizers into church boardrooms and hot‑dog picnics to examine the influences, ideas and grievances fuelling Alberta’s modern separatist movement.From its century-old roots to the anti-lockdown protests, trucker convoy and political upheaval that brought Danielle Smith to power, Separation Anxiety also traces the separatist movement’s evolution — and why it is now tied to accusations of criminal treason and treaty‑rights violations.Separation Anxiety is a five-part podcast series releasing weekly starting September 2026. Episode 1 available now.SUBSCRIBE NOWFind Separation Anxiety: The Alberta Referendum on your favourite podcast playerhttps://pod.link/6811266682 Follow Separation Anxiety's substack for the latest.Produced with the support of Canadian True Crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[Part 3 of 4] One night, a woman living on the Pickton farm witnesses an act so disturbing it prompts repeated warnings to police. A search warrant should have followed, but through another cascade of devastating missed opportunities, Robert Pickton slips through the cracks once again...CONTENT WARNING: this series includes graphic details that will be distressing for many listeners to hear, including mention of sexual assault, residential schools, Indigenous issues, child abuse and suicide. Crisis referral services:Free National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: call 1-866-925-4419 toll freeHope for Wellness free chatline - 1-800-721-0066 or using the chat box on the websiteGovernment of Canada Crisis and Mental Health support  Resources for Sexual assault survivorsCanadian True Crime donates monthly to those facing injustice. Proceeds from this series are being donated to the WISH Drop-in Centre Society, supporting street-based sex workers on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside since 1984.Full list of resources, information sources, and more:www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.