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Polling suggests most Albertans favour remaining part of the country, although the debate alone has proven divisive. WATCH: The father and son on opposite sides of Alberta’s separation referendum People in the province of Alberta head to the polls on Monday to decide whether to hold a referendum at a later date on separating from Canada. The vote was called earlier this year by the leader of the province, Danielle.

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The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million. Image caption, Dalal al-Dahdouh said the WFP food handouts her family received were insufficient even before the cuts One of the main suppliers of food aid to the Gaza Strip, the World Food Programme (WFP), says that it is being forced to "drastically reduce.

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Political tension grips France after rioting marred protests over the cost of living and struggling public services, Katya Adler writes. On Saturday over half a million mainly peaceful protesters demonstrated against rising living costs and dwindling access to decent public services, including a good state education. But the protests turned nasty after groups of black-clad, masked activists and vandals appeared. An estimated 1,500 shops and businesses were looted and destroyed.

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Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie faces 191 murder charges - all but one of them children. Mackenzie and 29 of his followers are being charged with the murder of 191 people, all but one of them children. His cult is alleged to have forced children to starve to death so that they could "meet Jesus". His doomsday doctrine said that education was forbidden and modern medicine was considered "evil". Mackenzie and.

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Two men tell of the work they say they have been doing to support Ukrainian intelligence during the war. Watch: Russian saboteur working for Ukraine shares reconnaissance videos Two Russian men secretly working for Ukraine's intelligence services have given rare accounts of operations they claim to have been involved with, that have targeted military assets and personnel inside Russia. One of the men, whom we are calling Ivan, claims to.

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Prime Minister Carney said military and emergency crews fought the flames throughout the night in "some of the worst conditions imaginable". Image source, Getty ImagesByJessica Murphy, Canada digital editor and Nadine Yousif, Senior Canada reporter, Reporting fromEdmontonPublished33 minutes agoFour members of the Canadian military have died and dozens were injured in a major fire at a base in the province of Alberta. Addressing the nation on Sunday from Ottawa, Prime.