The western Canadian province of Alberta will ask its citizens this October whether they want to remain part of Canada or kick-start the process of holding a binding referendum on separation, marking a major test of the country's unity, the first in decades. Alberta's leader, Premier Danielle Smith, announced the coming vote on 21 May in a televised address. She said she herself supports a unified Canada. There has been a growing separatist sentiment in the oil-rich province in recent years,

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