Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta

QUÉBEC — The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, saying Premier Danielle Smith is standing up for her province.Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Smith has used the possibility of a referendum to give her province leverage as she makes demands of the federal government.He says Smith has done more to defend her province’s autonomy than Quebec Premier François Legault, who promised not to ho