Alberta Votes on Separating from Canada as Vote Counting Begins Amid Record Turnout

Alberta residents voted on separating from Canada after months of debate that divided the province, and vote counting began on Monday evening. Around 1.3 million ballots were cast early, and a record turnout was expected, as Canada faces a test of national unity.

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• Around 1.3 million ballots were cast early, and a record turnout is expected on voting day.

  «يصوت سكان ألبرتا على مسألة الانفصال عن كندا بعد شهور من الجدل الذي قسم الإقليم، وقد أُدلي بنحو 1.3 مليون بطاقة اقتراع مبكرًا»

  National Post
• The debate over separation divided many in the province and pushed both sides to intensify their efforts to sway public opinion in the final weeks.

  «prompted both sides to ramp up efforts to sway public opinion in recent weeks»

  National Post
• The town of Sparwood in British Columbia, with a population of around 4,000, lies 20 kilometers west of the Alberta border and is awaiting the results.

  «The East Kootenay community of roughly 4,000 people is just 20 kilometres west of the B.C.-Alberta border, and shares many ties with its neighbours.»

  CBC
• Vote counting has begun in oil-rich Alberta to determine whether it will hold a binding referendum on independence.

  «Vote counting was underway in Canada's province of Alberta Monday, as the oil-rich province decides if it wants a binding independence referendum»

  Agence France-Presse on MSN

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