Albertans vote today on staying in Canada, with results expected tonight

Albertans vote today on staying in Canada, with results expected tonight

Alberta voters cast ballots today on ten referendum questions, highlighted by a measure on pursuing separation from Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the House of Commons following a military training disaster at CFB Wainwright that left four soldiers dead and thirty-nine injured. And the Supreme Court of Canada rules that the rape shield provision does not automatically exclude commercial sex work evidence in exploitation trials.

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Over one point three million Albertans cast early ballots in a ten-question provincial referendum.

Alberta's premier voted to stay in Canada while supporting nine measures to boost negotiating leverage.

Four Canadian soldiers died after sudden hundred-kilometre-per-hour winds drove a training exercise grass fire.

The Supreme Court ruled rape shield laws do not automatically block business records from commercial sex work.

Federal changes prioritizing high-wage Express Entry applicants take effect on November third.

In this episode
  1. 01Intro1 min
  2. 02Albertans vote today on staying in Canada, with results expected tonight — The Ballots and the Battle Lines3 min
  3. 03Albertans vote today on staying in Canada, with results expected tonight — The Stakes and the Fallout2 min
  4. 04Wainwright toll confirmed at four soldiers dead, 39 hurt; Carney to address the Commons1 min
  5. 05Where things stand1 min
  6. 06Supreme Court: rape shield law doesn't automatically bar evidence of past sex work2 min
  7. 07Outro1 min
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