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Alberta votes to remain part of Canada
Alberta residents voted to remain part of Canada in the province’s first-ever referendum on separation, in a much-needed win for Prime Minister Mark Carney as he attempts to unify the country amid a trade war with the US. CBC News, Canada’s government-funded national broadcaster, called the result late Monday after 33 per cent of the vote had been counted. At the time of the call, 76pc of tallied votes were in support of the “remain” side versus 23pc in favour of the province moving forward with a binding vote on separation. The referendum was nonbinding. “Albertans made a clear choice,” Prime