Voters in Oil-Rich Alberta Reject Leaving Canada

Residents of Alberta voted on Monday to remain part of Canada, rejecting a campaign to try to separate the oil-rich western province from the rest of the country. Voters in a referendum endorsed remaining in Canada over the option of holding a second vote on whether to secede. With just over a third of votes counted, 76 percent of voters chose to remain part of Canada with 23 percent seeking another vote. Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the result. “Albertans chose Canada,” he said in a statement. “All Canadians will move forward together with renewed purpose and high ambition.” In...