Canada celebrates its birthday as Mark Carney fights to keep it intact0

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• July 4, 2026

Canadians gathered across the country to celebrate Canada Day, which commemorates the birth of the nation 159 years ago. But behind the festivities, two challenges are testing the country’s unity. In the western province of Alberta, a restive separatist movement has gained momentum, and in a few months, Albertans will vote in a referendum on