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  "id": 14197938,
  "title": "Leong: The Alberta referendum is a highly cynical exercise. Voters need to take part anyway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/leong-the-alberta-referendum-is-a-highly-cynical-exercise-voters-need",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T12:15:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
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    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/alberta-referendum-political-cynicism"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "What's a citizen to do when asked to participate in a ballot they didn't ask for, with a big ballot option they mostly don't want? Vote, of course",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Carney’s Thanksgiving message directed at Alberta ahead of separation referendum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/carneys-thanksgiving-message-directed-at-alberta-ahead-of-separation",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:47:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Prime minister’s Thanksgiving message addresses Alberta separation referendum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/prime-ministers-thanksgiving-message-addresses-alberta-separation",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:38:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Canada’s PM urges unity ahead of Alberta province separation referendum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/canadas-pm-urges-unity-ahead-of-alberta-province-separation-referendum",
        "published": "2026-10-12T18:32:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Carney addresses Alberta separation referendum in Thanksgiving message",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/carney-addresses-alberta-separation-referendum-in-thanksgiving-message",
        "published": "2026-10-13T14:25:34.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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