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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Albertans have made “a clear choice” to reject independence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
The province was deciding whether to remain part of Canada, or move forward with an independence referendum – early figures show about three-quarters of voters<\/a> voted to stay with Canada<\/p>\n<\/li>\n “Alberta chose Canada,” Carney says – read his statement in full here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Despite this apparent victory for the remain in Canada camp, separatists are declaring a victory of their own, <\/i>writes our international correspondent<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n The province’s premier says people “voted for a stronger Alberta”<\/a> – separatist leader Jeffrey Rath<\/a> tells the BBC his “movement isn’t stopping”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n This <\/i>doesn’t mean that the conversation around sovereignty is over<\/i><\/a>, reports the BBC’s Nadine Yousif from Alberta<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n As well as independence, voters were asked about a range of issues including immigration and voter ID – here are the details<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n