From the Left · Read · October 20, 2026

Oct 19 · Alberta votes to stay in Canada in independence referendum

CBS News (AP): Alberta voters reject move toward separation from Canada in referendum

Associated Press copy, via CBS News

Grade B (88/100). Result, voters on both sides

Lehrer score 88/100 (−12 loaded wording: “is cowboy country and a conservative stronghold”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

Color in its own voice

Agrees: About 76% to remain

Splits: Adds voter interviews from Wainwright and Edmonton

Broken. Lehrer: no loaded words (“is cowboy country and a conservative stronghold”)

Read at CBS News (AP)

Same story: CBC News, Washington Examiner

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