Alberta voters reject independence path and vote to stay in Canada

Voters in the oil-rich province of Alberta rejected moving toward independence and voted to remain in Canada, according to preliminary results and CBC projections. The result bolsters the efforts of Prime Minister Mark Carney to promote national unity.

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• CBC, in its preliminary projections, announced that Alberta voters rejected moving toward independence.

  «Voters in Canada 's oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a move toward independence, the CBC projected early Tuesday.»

  Yahoo
• The vote was not a direct referendum on independence, but Albertans voted in an indirect manner.

  «The vote was not a direct referendum on independence; instead, Albertans»

  Yahoo
• CNN described the result as a decisive blow to a noisy fringe campaign that sought support from the United States.

  «landing a definitive blow to a fringe but loud campaign which sought support from the US.»

  CNN on MSN
• AP reported that voters backed staying in Canada by an overwhelming majority, giving a boost to Carney's national unity efforts.

  «overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity»

  Associated Press News on MSN

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