In the end, it wasn’t even close. Alberta’s preliminary referendum results were a definitive rejection of the idea that the ...

Canada's province of Alberta rejected a plan to hold a binding independence referendum, results showed Tuesday, a win for unity as the country faces worsening ties with the United States.

With more than 1.5 million votes counted, 76% supported remaining in Canada, while close to 24% backed beginning a process toward separation, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta.

Separatist leaders vow to keep fighting after voters reject bid to hold binding referendum on independence ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who grew up in Edmonton, said that “Albertans chose Canada” and “chose unity.” ...

By hedging her position on secession, Premier Danielle Smith risks a backlash from both her conservative base and from pro-Canada voters.

Alberta is holding a nonbinding referendum on Monday to ask residents ⁠if ⁠they want to remain part of Canada, marking the ⁠first time the oil-rich province has ever put the question of separation to ...

Frustration with federal energy policy helped drive the push for independence. The vote leaves those grievances unresolved.

Alberta residents voted by a large majority to remain part of Canada in ​the province's first-ever referendum on separation, handing ​Prime Minister Mark Carney a much-needed win ​as he attempts to ...

The oil-rich province of Alberta has rejected the pathway to secession and will remain part of Canada, landing a definitive ...

The vote was not a referendum on independence from Canada, but it would have begun a process towards possible separation.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to rally the oil-rich province to stick with the country at a time when national unity is needed.