PoliticsGlobal National: Oct. 20, 2026 | Most Alberta voters reject separatism in referendum

About 75% of eligible Alberta voters supported staying in Canada in a historic referendum. Heather Yourex-West reports on federalist and separatist reactions and how voters answered the referendum’s other questions. Separately, the Canadian Armed Forces is investigating a training-exercise fire at CFB Wainwright that killed four soldiers and injured dozens, amid growing signs that warnings of an approaching windstorm were ignored.