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In the end, it wasn’t even close. Alberta’s preliminary referendum results were a definitive rejection of the idea that the province would be better off as an independent country.
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Alberta's decisive decision to stay in Canada gives Carney backing to take on Trump
The overwhelming vote by Alberta to stay in Canada gives Mark Carney political capital to focus on remaking the country's economy, writes the BBC's Lyse Doucet.
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Alberta voters choose Canada, but separatist movement says it will continue
Early results show roughly 75% chose to remain a Canadian province in a vote that would have set the stage for a future separation referendum ...
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Alberta voters overwhelmingly reject separation process in a victory for Carney
With more than 1.5 million votes counted, 76% supported remaining in Canada, while close to 24% backed beginning a process toward separation, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta.
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Alberta voters reject move toward separation from Canada in referendum
The vote was not a referendum on independence from Canada, but it would have begun a process towards possible separation.
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Alberta Independence: Winners and Losers if Province Leaves Canada
Independence advocates argue that a break from Canada would free the oil-rich province from regulations—namely environmental ones—that they contend hamper its energy industry and economic growth. They ...
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Alberta voters weigh future in Canada
On Monday voters in the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta are deciding whether to take the first step toward a future referendum on independence.
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Prime Minister Mark Carney says US is trying to break Canada as Alberta votes on separation path
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned for national unity in oil-rich Alberta as advance voting was underway in a referendum that could set the province on a path toward a future vote on separ ...
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Alberta Voting on Its Future in Canada, With Its Leader Caught in the Middle
By hedging her position on secession, Premier Danielle Smith risks a backlash from both her conservative base and from pro-Canada voters.
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: In Alberta, far‑right populism fuelled by conspiracy theories and alienation drive bid to separate from Canada
Political scientist Jared Wesley tells The Conversation Weekly podcast what is driving separatist sentiment in the Canadian province of Alberta ahead of a referendum on October 19.
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Canada's Carney Makes Final Appeal Against Alberta Separation Ahead of Referendum
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a final appeal to voters in his home province of Alberta warning that a referendum that could put the oil-rich province on a path toward independence is a dang ...
News Canada » Alberta » Politics: Alberta separatists vow to fight on, risking turmoil for Canada
Separatists in Canada's Alberta province say their independence fight is not over despite a decisive referendum loss, risking long-term political turmoil in an oil-rich province crucial to the ...