Politics
Albertans vote on independence path amid national unity test
AP News · 22 hours ago · Read the Full Story on AP News
AI SUMMARY
Voters in Alberta are deciding whether to begin a legal process toward future independence, testing national unity as Canada faces trade pressures from the U.S.
- Voters in Alberta are deciding whether to remain a province or begin the legal process toward a future referendum on separation.
- More than 1.35 million Albertans, or 43% of eligible voters, cast advance or special ballots ahead of the vote.
- Elections Alberta stated that results will not be released until after 10 p.m. local time following extended voting hours at over 100 polling stations.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Albertans to deliver a decisive vote for unity during a rally in Edmonton.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith cited a poll showing 22% support for separation, a figure she considers too high.
- The vote coincides with a deadly weekend fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright that killed four service members and injured 39 others.
- Separatist leaders met three times with U.S. State Department officials in Washington to discuss Alberta's future.
- Chief Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation condemned the meetings with U.S. officials and stated Alberta cannot leave Canada without First Nations' consent.
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