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  "title": "Alberta overwhelmingly rejects starting the path to an independence referendum from Canada",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/alberta-overwhelmingly-rejects-starting-the-path-to-an-independence",
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  "published": "2026-10-20T08:01:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "Voters in the Canadian province of Alberta on Monday overwhelmingly rejected having their government begin the process of calling a binding referendum on independence from Canada, according to preliminary results. With more than half the votes counted, around 76% chose for Alberta to remain a Canadian province, against about 24% who backed starting down the path to separation. Official results…",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Oil-rich Alberta votes on Canada breakup",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T01:44:00.000Z"
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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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