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Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada
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Polling suggests most Albertans favour remaining part of the country, although the debate alone has proven divisive.
Polling suggests most Albertans favour remaining part of the country, although the debate alone has proven divisive.
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