Court temporarily prohibits counting separatist referendum petition signatures

Justice Shaina Leonard's ruling came less than 24 hours after arguments wrapped up in Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy's challenge of the petition's approval.

First Nations leaders held a April 8 rally at Churchill Square in Edmonton in support of the First Nations challenging the separatist referendum petition in the courthouse across the street. (Facebook/Forever Canadian)

This story was originally published in Alberta Native News.

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