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Oct 20, 2026
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Albertans soundly vote to stay in Canada. Many are asking why they had to vote in the first place
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Public opinion polls show support for forming an independent country has ranged between 10 and 25 per cent throughout much of the past quarter century in Alberta.
The UCP’s first leader, former premier Jason Kenney, discovered this near the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Treaty 8 Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi speaks as First Nations chiefs, band councillors and elders gather to call on Premier Danielle Smith’s government to stomp out the push for the province to leave Canada at the Alberta legislature in Edmonton in March 2026.
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Supporters wait for referendum results at the pro-Canada watch party in Edmonton on Oct. 19, 2026.
Albertans soundly vote to stay in Canada. Many are asking why they had to vote in the first place
Published: October 20, 2026 3.11pm EDT
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Unofficial results from the Alberta independence referendum indicate a resounding victory for the remain side. Three in four voters chose to stay in Canada.
The 50-point margin is the largest of its kind in similar secession referendums. Most questions with answers this clear are never asked in the first place.…
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