{
  "id": 14902588,
  "title": "PM Mark Carney says US trying to break Canada",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pm-mark-carney-says-us-trying-to-break-canada",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T07:29:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/pm-mark-carney-says-us-trying-to-break-canada-1.500712787"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney cautioned on Thursday that the United States is attempting to isolate Canada so it can \"own us,\" urging oil-rich Alberta not to initiate a process toward separation during Monday's referendum. The vote was not a direct referendum on independence, but rather a decision on whether Alberta should remain a province or instruct the government to begin legal proceedings for a future referendum on separation. Carney made his warning at a pro-Canada rally in Calgary, stating, \"This referendum comes at the worst possible time. The world has become more dangerous and divided. Some outside our borders are working to break us so they can own us.\" He did not directly mention the US or President Donald Trump, but has made similar remarks in his past speeches. The warning came as the US wages a trade war with Canada and has threatened to make Canada the 51st US state.",
  "summary": "Calgary: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday that the United States is trying to break Canada so it can “own us” as he urged oil-rich Alberta not to begin a process toward separation in Monday’s referendum. The vote is not a direct referendum on independence. Alberta, which has the world’s fourth-largest proven oil reserves, will decide whether to remain a province or instruct the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Modi to visit Ottawa, Toronto, will see if it can be broadened out: Mark Carney",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/modi-to-visit-ottawa-toronto-will-see-if-it-can-be-broadened-out-mark",
        "published": "2026-10-16T04:54:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}