Canada, Alberta and referendum
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Alberta will hold a referendum on whether it should stay in Canada or go ahead with a second binding vote on separation.
An independence movement in the western Canadian province has been pushing for a referendum on whether Alberta should separate from the rest of the country.
Canada, anti-separatist petition to the provincial cabinet, recommending the debate about Alberta's place in Canada be settled in a referendum. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is making a televised address to the province this evening around 6:45 p.