Albertans vote against ditching daylight time in razor-thin referendum

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Of those who cast ballots, 50.1 per cent answered \u0027yes\u0027 while 49.9 per cent said \u0027no\u0027

Of those who cast ballots, 50.2 per cent answered “no,” while 49.8 per cent said “yes.”

“The context here of course is that all of our neighbouring jurisdictions, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Yukon, the northwestern U.S. states, are all in the process of moving to year round daylight saving time and we thought it was important to consult Albertans on whether they wanted to follow suit,” he said.Article content

Meanwhile, a trio of candidates affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada came out on top in Alberta’s election of three potential senators. Alberta does not have the power to elect senators. The three winners will have their names put forward by the province for consideration by the federal government officials who appoint people to the Senate.

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