Alberta to hold referendum on staying in Canada on Oct. 19
Alberta will hold a referendum on 19 October on whether the province should remain in Canada or begin the legal process toward a binding separation vote. The announcement by Premier Danielle Smith marks the first major test of Canadian unity in decades and places the province's long-running independence debate on a formal electoral timetable. The question is set to be put directly to voters in Alberta, a province of about four million people.Smith said the ballot question will ask: "Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian... [Continue Reading]
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Thomas Massie loses Trump-backed Kentucky Republican primary
US Congressman Thomas Massie has lost his bid for re-election in Kentucky's Republican primary, after a challenge backed by President Donald Trump. Ed Gallrein, a former Navy Seal, will now go forward to the November midterm election after winning the contest on Tuesday. The result was seen as a direct test of Trump's influence over the Republican Party and over lawmakers who have broken with him on key votes.The primary was described as the most expensive House primary in the history of the US House of Representatives. Trump repeatedly urged voters to back Gallrein and attacked Massie in public remarks... [Continue Reading]

