India, Feb. 3 -- An Alberta-based separatist group has confirmed holding meetings with senior officials from the administration of US President Donald Trump but said it will not disclose their identities, citing confidentiality agreements, amid heightened political tensions with Ottawa.

The Alberta Prosperity Project (APP), which advocates provincial independence, acknowledged at least three meetings in Washington since April 2025, according to reporting by the Financial Times.

Rath said President Trump was not directly involved and ruled out participation by senior White House adviser Stephen Miller.

Rath said the officials were senior enough to "walk directly into the Oval Office".

A U.S. State Department spokesperson described the ...