Canadian Dollar Hits Nearly One-Month High After Alberta Vote

Bloomberg Markets20 October 2026, 16:13 UTCCanada

The Canadian dollar posted its best day in roughly four weeks and outperformed most of its Group-of-10 peers after voters in the province of Alberta rejected the idea of separating from Canada.

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