Alberta, home to about five million people, is Canada's energy heartland and holds a substantial share of the country's oil reserves Oil-rich Alberta is voitng on whether to begin a process that could eventually lead to its separation from Canada, putting the country's national unity to the test.Th»»»

On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if that’s so, she expects everyone to accept it and m»»»