Alberta barely rejects permanent daylight time; majority supports ending equalization

A tiny majority of Albertans voted against the province adopting year-round daylight time in the referendum by Alberta’s United Conservative government. Fewer than 3,000 votes separated the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ camps, results released Tuesday morning show. Across the province, 50.1 per cent of voters voted ‘no,’ while 49.9 per cent voted yes. However, the voters in favour of removing the federal equalization program from Canada’s constitution constituted