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

https://mins.news/en/video/108745

- Global News, 2026-10-21 00:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ADrMpvD_oE

> 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.

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