'Great result for Canada', says Carney as Alberta votes to reject separatism
Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed Alberta's vote rejecting separatism, calling it a great result for Canada as voters backed staying in the federation.
Voters in Alberta have rejected separatism, choosing to keep the province inside Canada in a result welcomed by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Carney described the outcome as a great result for Canada, saying the vote showed Albertans backing a stronger future within the federation rather than outside it.
The separatist push in the oil-rich western province had added a new test to Canada's unity, and the result is a relief for the federal government in Ottawa.
Attention now turns to the grievances that fuelled the separatist campaign, which provincial and federal leaders will still need to address even after the vote.
Reporting based on coverage from BBC News.