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“Canada: Alberta votes on holding independence referendum”
“Canada’s oil-rich western province of Alberta is not deemed likely to vote in favor of a real breakaway plebiscite. Nevertheless the separatist movement hopes to gain leverage over Mark Carney’s government.”
Alberta votes on independence referendum in Canada
Key points
- Albertan residents are voting on a referendum that could lead to independence.
- Polls opened at 9 a.m. in Edmonton and close at 8 p.m. local time.
- The motion is unlikely to succeed, but signals regional grievances.
- Independence advocates urge action despite provincial leadership opposing it.
- The vote follows tensions over oil policy and national unity.
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