Alberta reportedly votes on a Canada breakup referendum

Gulf News and Free Malaysia Today report that oil-rich Alberta is voting on leaving Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney reportedly warned a separatist win would bring dangerous uncertainty during a trade war with the US.

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1. 20 Oct, 01:10 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 20 Oct, 01:10 UTCPicked up on News
3. 20 Oct, 01:28 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• alberta referendum voteGoogle Trends
• Live results: How Albertans voted on each referendum questionGlobal News
• WATCH LIVE | Alberta referendum special coverageGlobal News
• Alberta separation: The province’s road to a historic referendumGlobal News
• Alberta referendum questions: Live resultsLiveWire Calgary
• Q&A with an Alberta politics expert: Taking the province’s pulse on the eve of the referendumThe Conversation
• The father and son on opposite sides of Alberta’s separation voteBBC
• Alberta referendum results expected late after 106 polling stations slow to openCBC