Alberta rejects separation referendum: What’s next for Canadian province?
Calls for independence intensified last year, with some 300,000 petitioning officials for a referendum.
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Calls for independence intensified last year, with some 300,000 petitioning officials for a referendum.
Canada's province of Alberta rejected a plan to hold a binding independence referendum, results showed Tuesday, a win for unity as the country faces worsening ties with the United States. With more than 1.5 million votes counted, 76% supported remaining in Canada, while close to 24% backed beginning a process toward separation, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta.
Leaders of the movement for independence vow to push on but the margin of defeat could make that difficult.
Most voters in the Canadian province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to hold a referendum on independence.
Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province were deciding on Monday whether to begin a process that could lead to independence, testing national unity as Canadians rally against US President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats to claim Canada as the 51st US state. Monday’s vote is not a direct referendum on independence. Alberta, home to most of Canada’s proven oil reserves – the fourth largest in the world – will decide whether to remain a province or begin the legal process towards a future...
The court upholds a decision to lift an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont linked to the independence bid he led in 2017.
A separatist party narrowly won Quebec's election on Monday, a result that could make it tougher for Prime Minister Mark Carney to maintain national unity against U.S. President Donald Trump. Provisional results showed the province of 9 million had opted for the Parti Quebecois of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, which is promising to hold a referendum on breaking from Canada once Trump leaves office.
Parti Quebecois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon vows a future referendum on independence from Canada.
Parti Quebecois returns to power, promising a third referendum on Quebec's independence from Canada.
Betsey Stevenson said the Inspector General’s report finding no criminal wrongdoing in the Fed renovations confirms what many already suspected: the investigation was about a president pushing against the Federal Reserve’s independence. She argued Jerome Powell respected the institution’s need to stay separate from presidential influence because the Fed’s job is to keep prices stable and employment at maximum sustainable levels. She speaks with Romaine Bostick & Emily Graffeo on "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)
The government authorises the hunting of 23 elephants and dozens of other wild animals for independence day feasts.
US President Donald Trump has sought to play down exchanges with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Taiwan independence, saying on Saturday that they touched on the subject only briefly. “We didn’t talk about it too much. Right now, it’s fine. It’s just moving along,” Trump said. “We didn’t spend a lot of time talking about Taiwan. He understands very much how I feel.” During the summit in Washington last week, Xi pressed Trump to take an explicit position against Taiwan independence – a...