Alberta voters decisively rejected secession, with roughly 1.0 million ballots counted and about 76% favoring remaining in Canada, CBC projects. The outcome is a political win for Prime Minister Carney and is expected to ease concerns about a period of heightened business uncertainty that had weighed on investment plans in the province. One alternative ballot option would have launched a legal process that could have led to a second independence referendum. Alberta, population about 5.0 million,

Alberta voters decisively rejected secession, with roughly 1.0 million ballots counted and about 76% favoring remaining in Canada, CBC projects. The outcome is a political win for Prime Minister Carney and is expected to ease concerns about a period of heightened business uncertainty that had weighed on investment plans in the province. One alternative ballot option would have launched a legal process that could have led to a second independence referendum. Alberta, population about 5.0 million, produces north of 4.0 million barrels per day of oil, most sent to US refineries, making energy Canada’s largest export.