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Alberta Heads Toward Rejecting Secession in Referendum Testing Canada's Unity
The oil-rich province of Alberta held a referendum that could have set it on the path to independence, and media forecasts indicate it will reject the plan by a comfortable margin. The result comes at a time when the US trade war is testing the country's unity.
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- Coverage saw the referendum as potentially setting Alberta on the path to independence and testing national unity amid President Trump's trade war.
«Canada is waiting on results from a referendum in oil-rich Alberta that could put the province on a path toward independence»
Houston Chronicle • Newsday • Associated Press News - Prime Minister Carney called on voters to reject secession before the results were announced.
«Canada awaits Alberta referendum results after Carney urges voters to reject separation»
Newsday - According to media forecasts, Alberta will comfortably reject a binding referendum plan on independence, an early setback for separatists.
«Alberta was projected Tuesday to comfortably reject a plan for a binding independence referendum, according to media forecasts, in an early setback for separatists»
Agence France-Presse on MSN - Yahoo Canada readers' comments showed an overwhelming preference for Alberta remaining in Canada, along with frustration with Ottawa and concerns about the personal cost of separation. These are readers' opinions, not official data.
«Yahoo Canada readers overwhelmingly favour Alberta staying in Canada, but responses reveal deep frustration with Ottawa and fears over the personal cost of separation.»
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