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Alberta’s referendum sees 1.3M votes cast in advance polls: elections body

Global News (Canada) and Epoch Times World describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA recent Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found seven in 10 Albertans plan to vote for Alberta to stay a province of Canada.
What changedThe center frames it as "Alberta’s referendum sees 1.3M votes cast in advance polls: elections body". The right frames it as "CFB Wainwright Tragedy, High Winds Disrupt Alberta Referendum Advance Polls in Some Locat...".
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Oct 18, 7:46 PM: Epoch Times World joined the source map.

Oct 18, 7:47 PM: Washington Examiner - News joined the source map.

Oct 18, 10:38 PM: Global News (Canada) joined the source map.

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ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-right ·Analysis
Washington Examiner - News4h ago

What to know about the Alberta referendum on leaving Canada

Alberta residents will head to the polls Monday for a historic referendum that could set the oil-rich Canadian province on a path toward independence, possibly reshaping Canada’s political...

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Center ·News report
Global News (Canada)1h ago

Alberta’s referendum sees 1.3M votes cast in advance polls: elections body

A recent Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found seven in 10 Albertans plan to vote for Alberta to stay a province of Canada.

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Right ·News report
Epoch Times World4h ago

CFB Wainwright Tragedy, High Winds Disrupt Alberta Referendum Advance Polls in Some Locations

Ten advance polling locations across Alberta were disrupted or closed on Oct. 17, the final day of advance voting in the provincial referendum, due to high winds and a deadly fire at a Cana...

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