# Albertans reject proposal for independence referendum

https://mins.news/en/item/107605

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-20 09:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/20/10-20-alberta-referendum-vote-sv?traffic_source=rss

> About 76 percent of Alberta voters rejected a proposal to hold an independence referendum, according to unofficial results. The outcome is a victory for Prime Minister Mark Carney, though more than 300,000 supported the proposal and separatists say their grievances remain.

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