Mark Carney urges Alberta to reject independence vote, warns outsiders seek to divide Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a final appeal in Alberta on Friday against a path toward independence, warning that a referendum vote is a dangerous gamble amid threats to Canada's sovereignty from U.S. President Donald Trump. Monday's vote will decide whether Alberta instructs the government to begin the legal process toward a future separation referendum. Carney urged Albertans not to assume the outcome, saying turnout will determine the result, and warned that outside forces are working to break Canada. Carney campaigned alongside Alberta's conservative Premier Danielle Smith, who called the referendum despite opposing independence. Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre also urged Albertans to remain in Canada, while separatists within Smith's party and some residents criticized the vote's timing.