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Poll shows Albertans support monarchy, despite growing separatist threat

OTTAWA — A new poll shows that Albertans support the continuation of Crown rule in the province, even as they’re increasingly skeptical about the province’s future in Canada. The poll, taken by Pollara Strategic Insights, finds that support for the monarchy is at a net plus-nine in Alberta, with 46 per cent of Albertans saying that Canada should remain a constitutional monarchy with the king as its head of state, and 37 per cent saying it should…