Alberta rejects separation referendum: What’s next for Canadian province?
Calls for independence intensified last year, with some 300,000 petitioning officials for a referendum.
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Calls for independence intensified last year, with some 300,000 petitioning officials for a referendum.
Canada's province of Alberta rejected a plan to hold a binding independence referendum, results showed Tuesday, a win for unity as the country faces worsening ties with the United States. 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.
Leaders of the movement for independence vow to push on but the margin of defeat could make that difficult.
Most voters in the Canadian province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to hold a referendum on independence.
Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province were deciding on Monday whether to begin a process that could lead to independence, testing national unity as Canadians rally against US President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats to claim Canada as the 51st US state. Monday’s vote is not a direct referendum on independence. Alberta, home to most of Canada’s proven oil reserves – the fourth largest in the world – will decide whether to remain a province or begin the legal process towards a future...
The court upholds a decision to lift an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont linked to the independence bid he led in 2017.