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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Alberta rejects plan for referendum on independence from canada - What They Never Told You

Supporters cheer as results begin to display at the pro-Canada watch party in Edmonton, Alberta Monday, 19 October 2026.
Supporters cheer as results begin to display at the pro-Canada watch party in Edmonton, Alberta Monday, 19 October 2026. © James Maclennan / The CanadianPress via AP

Canada's province of Alberta rejected a plan to hold a binding independence referendum, results showed Tuesday, a setback for separatists backed by allies of US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the result and said Albertans had made a "clear choice" in favour of unity.

Public broadcaster CBC and leading private network CTV projected a comfortable victory for the federalist side, with official results showing more than 76 percent support for national unity with more than a third of ballots counted.

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