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  "id": 15711917,
  "title": "Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada, CBC projects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/alberta-voters-reject-plan-for-referendum-to-leave-canada-cbc-projects",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:50:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/canada-alberta-rejects-independence-succession-referendum"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Projection delivers a victory for prime minister Mark Carney and supporters of Canadian unity Voters in Canada’s Alberta have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence, the national broadcaster CBC has projected, delivering a victory for the prime minister, Mark Carney, and supporters of Canadian unity. With more than 1m votes counted early on Tuesday, about 76%…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Some Alberta referendum polling stations to stay open late after voting delay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/some-alberta-referendum-polling-stations-to-stay-open-late-after",
        "published": "2026-10-15T17:43:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Track the results here for the Alberta referendum on each question",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/track-the-results-here-for-the-alberta-referendum-on-each-question",
        "published": "2026-10-19T19:01:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "The latest developments on the Alberta referendum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-latest-developments-on-the-alberta-referendum",
        "published": "2026-10-20T04:12:58.000Z"
      }
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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."
}