Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada
Canada's oil-rich western province of Alberta is not deemed likely to vote in favor of a real breakaway plebiscite. Nevertheless the separatist movement hopes to gain leverage over Mark Carney's government.
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