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Alberta voters choose Canada, but separatist movement says it will continue
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Alberta voters rejected the first step toward a possible separation from Canada on Monday, with early results showing roughly three-quarters choosing to keep the oil-rich province in the country. The nonbinding referendum did not ask Albertans to leave Canada; it asked whether the province should be…
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Voters in oil-rich Alberta overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada in the province's first-ever referendum on separation, with early results on Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Canada awaited results Tuesday from a referendum that could put oil-rich Alberta on a path toward independence, testing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for unity amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats.
Canada is waiting on results from a referendum in oil-rich Alberta that could put the province on a path toward independence, testing national unity as President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats fuel a surge of Canadian patriotism. Results…
Voters in Alberta are set to reject separation from Canada, a victory for Prime Minister Mark Carney after a long referendum campaign that created divisions in the country’s energy heartland.
Voters in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. projects
By Max Saltman, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The oil-rich province of Alberta has rejected the pathway to secession and will remain part of Canada, landing a definitive blow to a fringe but loud campaign which sought support from the US.
By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — The oil-rich province of Alberta has rejected the pathway to secession and will remain part of Canada, public broadcaster and CNN newsgathering partner CBC News projected Monday.
Canada's province of Alberta was projected Tuesday to comfortably reject a plan for a binding independence referendum, according to media forecasts, in an early setback for separatists backed by allies of US President Donald Trump.
Projection delivers a victory for prime minister Mark Carney and supporters of Canadian unity Voters in Canada’s Alberta have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence, the national broadcaster CBC has projected, delivering a victory for prime minister Mark Carney and…
Voters in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence, results showed early Tuesday, delivering a victory for supporters of Canadian unity.
Voters have decisively rejected a proposal to begin the legal process toward Alberta's independence, dealing a major blow to a movement driven largely by economic grievances.
Alberta residents voted to remain part of Canada in the province's first-ever referendum on separation, in a much-needed win for Prime Minister Mark Carney as he attempts to unify the country amid a trade war with the US.
Albertans have rejected a proposal to move toward a separation from Canada, according to early results of the referendum held on Monday, as voters gave the federal government a boost to national unity. Residents of Canada’s oil province have voted to remain in Canada, CBC News projects based on the …
Albertans voted overwhelmingly to remain a part of Canada in Monday’s independence referendum, an outcome that had been consistently indicated by polling. Elections Alberta said that with 1.5 million votes counted, 76% were for remaining in Canada, while roughly 24% backed independence.
