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- Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Albertans to vote to keep Alberta on Oct 19.
- An Abacus Data poll (Oct 7-13) found 68 % favor staying, 24 % support a binding separation vote.
- Rallies in Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton drew about 5,500 federalist supporters waving Canadian flags.
- Premier Danielle Smith backed “yes” on nine immigration questions, while Carney urged “no to the nine.”
- One million Albertans—about a third of voters—had cast advance ballots by Thursday night.